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Subject: Am i doing this right

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Name: Dylan15
Date: April 28, 2008 at 16:26:03 Pacific
Subject: Am i doing this right
OS: Windows Vista
CPU/Ram: RAM:1GB and 2GB
Model/Manufacturer: Dell, Compaq

Comment:

Hi, I'm new here and to the whole home networking deal. I am a tech guru and have my fair share of technical experience, just not in networking.I am going to make a home file sharing and possibly printer sharing in my home. I have a total of 3 computers now and may be going to 5 or more. I am going to use a switch in my network and Cat6 cable. I need 2 lengths of 25 foot cable and 1 length of 100 foot cable. I'm getting a 8 port switch for further expansion. I'd like to know if these products will work together and if it's all i need. Here is the link: https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.asp?ID=9088068
Thanks,
Dylan
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Response Number 1

Name: wanderer
Date: April 28, 2008 at 16:54:49 Pacific
Subject: Am i doing this right

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Your link doesn't work because it requires a logon.
Your plan doesn't include internet access but otherwise a switch and cables will take care of the hardware aspect of networking.
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Response Number 2

Name: Dylan15
Date: April 28, 2008 at 19:36:09 Pacific
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sorry bout' that do i need internet acces?
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Response Number 3

Name: Rayburn
Date: April 28, 2008 at 23:45:49 Pacific
Subject: Am i doing this right

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Not unless you want all PCs on your network to access the internet.
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Response Number 4

Name: Curt R
Date: April 29, 2008 at 06:27:06 Pacific
Subject: Am i doing this right

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What you're describing is a basic star topology. Which is to say, multiple clients plugged into a central switch. It looks as follows:
switch >> clients
If they're all addressed within the same subnet, they'll communicate and you will have a LAN.
If you want internet access, get a SOHO router and plug the switch into it and that will provid internet access to all clients on the LAN. That would look as follows:
internet >> router >> switch >> clients

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Response Number 5

Name: Dylan15
Date: April 29, 2008 at 12:40:01 Pacific
Subject: Am i doing this right

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Wow, thanks it's great around here. All the clients already have internet access (2 on wireless and 1 on direct connection). so will all that work still and thanks alot
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Response Number 6

Name: Dylan15
Date: April 29, 2008 at 13:19:45 Pacific
Subject: Am i doing this right

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Sorry, I have another question. If I got a server in the future could i hook it to the switch will it work as a server or not. I guess I would hook it to the RJ-45 jack on the server? thanks much,
Dylan
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Response Number 7

Name: Curt R
Date: April 29, 2008 at 13:49:26 Pacific
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Yes, you would plug the Network Interface on the server into the switch. You would then need to give the server an IP in the same subnet as the rest of your LAN in order for it to communicate. NOTE: being as how this is a server, do not use DHCP to assign IP information. For servers and network printers one should always statically assign.

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Response Number 8

Name: Dylan15
Date: April 29, 2008 at 13:57:22 Pacific
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Sorry, bud i don't understand a word you just said haha
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Response Number 9

Name: Dylan15
Date: April 29, 2008 at 17:37:44 Pacific
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K. just ordered some things some neccasery some not haha newegg is great they always get me buying stuff i dont need. i ment to order network stuff but ordered that plus an extra harddrive new graphics card a new monitor 2 gbs of ram and a freakin mac mini. c what i said about upgrading. good thing i ordered 8 port
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Response Number 10

Name: Curt R
Date: April 30, 2008 at 05:47:28 Pacific
Subject: Am i doing this right

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Sorry, bud i don't understand a word you just said haha
I'm not sure what to say at this point. Google "online computer dictionary" to get a definition of any/all terms you didn't understand. As for anything else you didn't understand, again, google is your friend.

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Response Number 11

Name: Dylan15
Date: May 1, 2008 at 15:32:34 Pacific
Subject: Am i doing this right

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I got the stuff today and set it up and it works great. Thanks for all the help every1.

Dylan
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