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Multiple routers in one house?
Name: Leo the 28C (by Sulfurik) Date: February 8, 2006 at 15:51:05 Pacific OS: Varied CPU/Ram: Varied
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Hello everyone! :-D Alright... I got a D-Link DI-514 router, I want 7 computers connected to it, but it only has 4 slots! Will I be able to connect 4 computers to another router, and then connect that router to my D-Link? Thanks! ;-)
If I connect my microwave to my PC, will I be able to download food?
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Response Number 4
Name: StuartS Date: February 9, 2006 at 14:14:32 Pacific
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A router is s device for connecting two networks together, in this case the Internet and your LAN.
A switch is a device for connection multiple computers together to form a LAN.
Your router has a 4 port switch built into it. To connect more computer you take a cable from on of the output socket on the router and plug it into the up-link socket on the switch, thus daisy chaining the switches.
A switch and and hub do pretty much the same job, but a switch does it better.
There was a time when a switch would have been prohibitively expensive for a home network so a hub was used which were considerably cheaper. However these days the price differential is negligible so you might as well use a switch.
Stuart
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Response Number 5
Name: Leo the 28C (by Sulfurik) Date: February 9, 2006 at 18:55:21 Pacific
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Ooohh... Alright! Now I just need to get some money and get some hardware to get that old Mac Plus on the net... Thanks! ;-)
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