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The_Gunslinger · 07-01-2010, 20:39

i'm currently re-organising some of my stuff as you can probably tell from my other posts !

What i have always done in the past (having dual nic's on my pc) is to connect the pc to the router using one NIC and then if i wish to hook up directly to the VM cable modem, is simply disconnect the cable from the WAN socket and plug it into my other NIC and then refresh the connections, this leaves my network intact, just with no internet......

Due to, lets say.... "technical deficiencies" in certain members of my household, i'd like to place a data switch in there so that it's pretty much idiot proof to switch the internet feed to the network or directly to my pc.

i'll be looking mainly at a Gigabit network, with the obvious reduction where certain things are concerned, homplug, wirelss etc, so i went looking around to see what switches were available.... i found this one, but its somewhat expensive, and thus overkill.

http://www.blackbox.co.uk/products/d...30a&tx=13&sx=1

So, here's my question, as i am only switching the VM Cable feed, there is no need for a switch which is rated any more than 10/100 speeds right ?

and does anyone have any recomendations ? .... most i have seen seem to be pretty much the same, such as this one....

http://www.revealcable.co.uk/acatalog/info_AA2366.html

07-01-2010, 20:39	#1
The_Gunslinger Inactive Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 35	Network/Data Switch i'm currently re-organising some of my stuff as you can probably tell from my other posts ! What i have always done in the past (having dual nic's on my pc) is to connect the pc to the router using one NIC and then if i wish to hook up directly to the VM cable modem, is simply disconnect the cable from the WAN socket and plug it into my other NIC and then refresh the connections, this leaves my network intact, just with no internet...... Due to, lets say.... "technical deficiencies" in certain members of my household, i'd like to place a data switch in there so that it's pretty much idiot proof to switch the internet feed to the network or directly to my pc. i'll be looking mainly at a Gigabit network, with the obvious reduction where certain things are concerned, homplug, wirelss etc, so i went looking around to see what switches were available.... i found this one, but its somewhat expensive, and thus overkill. http://www.blackbox.co.uk/products/d...30a&tx=13&sx=1 So, here's my question, as i am only switching the VM Cable feed, there is no need for a switch which is rated any more than 10/100 speeds right ? and does anyone have any recomendations ? .... most i have seen seem to be pretty much the same, such as this one.... http://www.revealcable.co.uk/acatalog/info_AA2366.html