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General Maximus · 26-10-2013, 10:00

I would add a 3rd party switch as you have suggested so you are still letting your asus router do the routing. In order to use the ports on the shub you would basically be using it as a switch which means it would have to be taken out of modem mode and put into router mode and you are only asking yourself for a whole load of trouble if you do that. You have already taken the first step and got a proper router, now you just need a switch and you can get perfectly decent ones for £10-£20.

26-10-2013, 10:00	#2
General Maximus cf.mega poster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lincoln Services: phone + 1gbit BB + SkyQ Posts: 11,021	Re: Switch or No switch I would add a 3rd party switch as you have suggested so you are still letting your asus router do the routing. In order to use the ports on the shub you would basically be using it as a switch which means it would have to be taken out of modem mode and put into router mode and you are only asking yourself for a whole load of trouble if you do that. You have already taken the first step and got a proper router, now you just need a switch and you can get perfectly decent ones for £10-£20.