can i connect my modem directly to an uplink switch?

[prop]

i just got an 8 port ,2 uplink port poe switch.i am using it mostly for ip cameras i have a router connected to the modem and the router to the switch. i have 2 gig uplink ports that i`m not to sure what to do with. if i connect my router to the uplink port ,will it increase it`s power or range?

 

[beers]

Your wired interface doesn't influence anything about the wifi radio in your router. Unless both the switch and the router support LACP then you'd be making a switching loop using both interfaces.

Aren't you already using the router on an uplink port? All of the ports should be synonymous bandwidth wise but there's no reason to consume a PoE port on a non-PoE device like your router.

Using one of the uplinks to your modem directly with the the other one to your router will bridge those broadcast domains which isn't that great.

 

[prop]

i did this and it seems to have messed up my router. i had to reset it to get it connect to the internet and now my cameras won`t connect to the internet either.when i ping ipconfig in cmd prompt .this is what i get

C:\Users\PC>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Unknown adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.12
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

i am able to connect to the internet from my router and also from my modem,but can`t get my cameras and nvr to connect

 

[prop]

this is the screen from the modem connection
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Unknown adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.13
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

 

[beers]

Which segment did you place your cameras on? With a double NAT situation you generally can't reach back into the downstream device from the upstream device.

 

[prop]

i think the problem was the router. i got a new router and skipped using any uplink ports, and now no problems.i don`t know if it`s a coincidence
that the router crapped out right after i connected the uplink to it, but i don`t think using any uplinks from the switch are going to benefit me.