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    Connecting to Internet with Switch?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by mfmbcpman, Nov 11, 2008.

  1. mfmbcpman

    mfmbcpman Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, here is my situation. In one room, I have a WRT54G router that all the computers in the house connect through wired (including wall jacks). In another room, I have a Slingbox and a DirectTV DVR that I want to connect to the network through only one wall jack.

    I bought a Netgear 5-port ethernet switch and tried to use that but it isn't working. Is this the wrong device? Do I need a second router? Thanks for any input.
     
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  2. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    You're not being really clear here with what you are doing. If you have a cat5 cable running from the router to the switch, and then one cat5 cable running from the switch to the slingbox and one from the switch to the dvr, that would work.

    So, the switch should have 3 wires in it.
     
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    aspicer Newbie

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    I like Leviton stuff for CAT5 jacks and such. Nice punch down wiring and color codes are there on the jacks.

    Make sure you know what wiring scheme you are using. Typical is 568B - which is labeled on Leviton jacks. White-Orange, Orange, White-Green, Blue, White-Blue, Green, White-Brown, Brown on the RJ-45 plugs.

    Connecting the 4-port switch built into the Linksys WRT54G should work great going into a wall jack (assuming correct wiring) and another cable going into a Netgear 5-port switch. Other devices plugged into the Netgear - with correctly wired cables.

    Then it just becomes a nice hopping layer 2 network (Ethernet) which carries the IP Networking stuff across it pretty much transparently.

    What's not working? Details ... details...
     
    aspicer, Nov 12, 2008
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