I have a Linksys wireless-B router in one room. I have a media extender hardwired to it in the living room. I would like to put a switch between these connections. I was planning on using either a Trendnet wireless G router (not sure if its a switch though) OR a Linksys BEFSR41 which is also a 4port switch. Can someone tell me how to hook this up? Thanks.
Connecting a switch to a router?
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Springy182
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Just run an ethernet cable between two free ports, easy as pie
Thanks. I actually connected the router to the second router/switch via the uplink port and it seems to be working..should I change it? I.e. should I connect the router to the switch/router on port 1 and then connect my other clients to ports 2 and 3?
Springy182
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If it works, meh.
If it stops working however, then you play with it
If it stops working however, then you play with it
Well, I am now having problems. For some reason, my internet connection keeps going dead until I unplug and then plug the router back in, then it lasts a half hour and goes dead again. When I type in 192.168.1.1...the switch(which is also a router) keeps coming up, instead of my main router. It's like my computer is getting confused and doesn't know which router to use.
teamhex
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Theres a big difference between a switch and a router. Your describing home equipment(router) that id call a Layer 3 switch(router, switch, sometimes access point all built in). This will not work unless DHCP is disabled on the secondary router. Have you done that? Even still im surprised it connects for awhile. Also if those routers you are using have the same address's by default one will need to be changed. This can cause all kinds of havok. So find your IP settings on the second router, Turn off DHCP(gives your devices address's) and change the second routers address to like 192.168.1.10 or something like that.
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Nope, will do that now.
teamhex
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Let me know how it goes. That should fix it though.
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Ok, so far so good. Can I add a 3rd router to act as a switch, which will be connected from the second router?
teamhex
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Yes, but again make sure to disable DHCP, basically what it is, is that all the routers will try to give out address's to devices on the network and you'll have conflicts. They fight each other in other words.
teamhex
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Router 1 could be bad, NAT(network address translation lets you get to the outside) may be bad or something.
Try using the other routers as the main one.
Iv had a Netgear do exactly what your describing to me, I had to toss it and get a linksys lol
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Ok, I just realized that I was uising the netgear power supply with the Linksys as my main one...maybe that's the cause? I just swapped it and we will see what happens.
teamhex
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Nah I doubt it, it could be....but I doubt it.
If it works long enough to get you running for 15 mins then cuts out, im pretty sure its not the cause. Like I said some cheaper routers go bad pretty easily. Iv had bad luck with netgear and for some reason have never had an issue with a linksys.
I'm using 2 Linksys's right now. Router 1 is a wireless, router 2 is not wireless. It just happened again,. said their was a conflict of IP addresses on the network, but I have DHCP turned off on router 2....?
P.S.- Router 1 is a BEFW11S4 (linksys), it does not have an uplink port.
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teamhex
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Yeah that should work, like I said you cant have 2 of the same address on a network, or you'll have all kinds of chaos. Thats like names for devices, that's one of the things they use to talk to each other. If you have two people named bill it causes a bit of confusion doesn't it? lol