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Router and Switch set up with Eir

  • 23-05-2018 8:58am
    #1
    trickybicky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭


    Hi,

    Can anyone tell me will the attached set up work? What kind of switch will I need? is it managed or unmanaged?


    Thanks


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  • #2
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,017 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    trickybicky wrote: »
    Hi,

    Can anyone tell me will the attached set up work? What kind of switch will I need? is it managed or unmanaged?


    Thanks

    Yes that will work. Plug and play. The switch does not need to be managed. Probably best to go gigabit for future proofing and the price differential between 100Mb and 1000Mb is negligible.


  • #3
    ninja 12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭ninja 12


    I can recommend the TP Link TL-SG1005D unmanaged switches
    I've been running two 5 port switches for the last few years with no issues .

    There is a newer version of the ones I've been using -
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ZOOJXEG/ref=psdc_430573031_t1_B00YMTNVEM


  • #4
    trickybicky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭trickybicky


    Great thanks.

    I was worried I would have no internet access from the items connected tothe switch.

    How do they obtain an internal IP address? I would have assumed the eir router would only give the switch an IP and the switch would then have to assign IP's


  • #5
    trickybicky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭trickybicky


    Will this do the job for £12

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00AYRZYG4/ref=psdc_430573031_t1_B0766D8HZ3


  • #6
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,017 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    trickybicky wrote: »
    Great thanks.

    I was worried I would have no internet access from the items connected tothe switch.

    How do they obtain an internal IP address? I would have assumed the eir router would only give the switch an IP and the switch would then have to assign IP's

    The router will assign an IP to each device attached to the switch. I could try to explain to you why it works but you'd probably get a better explanation from Wikipedia!

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_switch

    That switch on Amazon will be fine.


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  • #7
    ninja 12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭ninja 12


    trickybicky wrote: »
    Great thanks.

    I was worried I would have no internet access from the items connected tothe switch.

    How do they obtain an internal IP address? I would have assumed the eir router would only give the switch an IP and the switch would then have to assign IP's

    They are assigned IP addresses by the router .
    The router won't even notice that you have an unmanaged switch on the network .

    trickybicky wrote: »
    Will this do the job for £12

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00AYRZYG4/ref=psdc_430573031_t1_B0766D8HZ3

    Should do .

    Edit -
    replied at the same time as navi


  • #8
    trickybicky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭trickybicky


    Thanks for your help


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