Thread: Ntl broadband sharing via router trouble
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Old 21-09-2005, 10:37   #26
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Re: Ntl broadband sharing via router trouble
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Originally Posted by edthegr8
so a 8 port switch connected to a 4 port router in effect creates a 11 port router?
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Originally Posted by edthegr8
how do the router and switch connect, do we take a cable from the router socket to any of the switches sockets?
Pretty much. The switch should be intelligent enough to know which IP addresses are on which ports, however it is not capable of giving out IP addresses as it does not have a DHCP server built into it.
The Linksys WRT54G would be the router I would recommend, that will sort out the DHCP issue and also be wireless should you want to switch that on (and you can leave the wireless disabled until you have something that needs to wirelessly connect to it.
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