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Networking product

  • 09-04-2010 9:24pm
    #1
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,498 ✭✭✭


    My brother has a router at work, and at the moment the four ports at the back are full (colleague's laptop, desktops, printer) and i was wondering is there some sort of extender that can be plugged in to one of the ports on the existng router to add extra ports?

    He connects through the wireless at the moment but would prefer to plug in, and for any future needs.

    Any ideas if this product is out there, thought i saw one being used at work before but that was in the old office.


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  • #2
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    You/he could:
    wifi enable the PCs that connect to the router
    connect another router/switch to the first one, with appropriate IP addressing
    replace the router with one with > 4 LAN ports


  • #3
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,498 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    connect another router/switch to the first one, with appropriate IP addressing
    Would a cheap switch like this do?


    I have a spare wireless router (with ports on the back) would one connect it up in the same way?

    i was looking at this

    http://www.wikihow.com/Connect-One-Router-to-Another-to-Expand-a-Network


    Thanks by the way!


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