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MovedGoalPosts · 15-11-2005, 17:31

Obvious thing is to swithc everything off, allows a reset, then power up.

The big question though is why do you want a switch between modem and PC? You can only have one powered on device on your network at any one to with such a configuration. That means the switch is just consuming power for no benefit of added conectivity.

If you need more than one device on a hmoe network, and don't want a router, then you should connect you main PC direct to the modem, add a second network card to the main PC. connect that to the switch, then connect other PCs and stuff to the other switch ports. Use internet connection sharing to set up internet access on anything other than the main PC. All PCs should be part of the same Windows workgroup, and depending on the main PC's functionality, you may need to give all secondary PCs fixed IP addresses. The Main PC would need to be on for any other PC to get internet access.

15-11-2005, 17:31	#6
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Connecting to an ethernet switch Obvious thing is to swithc everything off, allows a reset, then power up. The big question though is why do you want a switch between modem and PC? You can only have one powered on device on your network at any one to with such a configuration. That means the switch is just consuming power for no benefit of added conectivity. If you need more than one device on a hmoe network, and don't want a router, then you should connect you main PC direct to the modem, add a second network card to the main PC. connect that to the switch, then connect other PCs and stuff to the other switch ports. Use internet connection sharing to set up internet access on anything other than the main PC. All PCs should be part of the same Windows workgroup, and depending on the main PC's functionality, you may need to give all secondary PCs fixed IP addresses. The Main PC would need to be on for any other PC to get internet access.