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Connecting switch to VM Hub?

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  • 24-01-2021 1:23am
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    Turbulent Bill
    Registered Users Posts: 1,621 ✭✭✭


    Have a Virgin Media Hub 3, and want to connect an 8—port switch to this (have multiple wired devices). However, I also want to keep some wired devices connected directly to the Hub as they are in the same room as it. It would look like:

    3 ports of the Hub wired directly to devices, Hub acting as a switch.
    Last port of the Hub connected to the 8-port switch, all other devices connected to this switch.
    The whole thing acting as one network.

    Will this work, and how do I set it up correctly? Worried that the Hub and the 8-port switch will conflict.


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    #2
    towger
    Registered Users Posts: 440 ✭✭towger


    I have that setup. No issues.


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    Lewis_Benson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭Lewis_Benson


    Turbulent Bill wrote: »
    Have a Virgin Media Hub 3, and want to connect an 8—port switch to this (have multiple wired devices). However, I also want to keep some wired devices connected directly to the Hub as they are in the same room as it. It would look like:

    3 ports of the Hub wired directly to devices, Hub acting as a switch.
    Last port of the Hub connected to the 8-port switch, all other devices connected to this switch.
    The whole thing acting as one network.

    Will this work, and how do I set it up correctly? Worried that the Hub and the 8-port switch will conflict.

    If its a dumb switch it will work just fine.


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    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 8,735 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    Works perfectly for me.


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,729 ✭✭✭degsie


    Your setup is exactly what a switch is designed for.


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