Ive run out of ports on my router and need to connect more things.

Ive just run a 30m Cat5 upstairs to wire up my tower but id also like to connect an xbox that in my room.

Can I stick a switch or another router onto the end to provide me with more ports upstairs? If not, whats the easiest way to get more ports without buying a new router?

a switch should drop into any point on your network and not have a problem with relaying signals.

so get a switch, plug it in anywhere and then connect to that.

switch plug the uplink to the router and voila sorted.

At least in my head it would be, but I could be wrong

Wicked, as I dont have a switch would a router work? Or would it be needlessley complex?

See if the router has a "Bridge mode" and if it does, switch that on.

If it doesnt then things can get a little complicated but are still possible.

Quote from: NimrodSee if the router has a "Bridge mode" and if it does, switch that on.

If it doesnt then things can get a little complicated but are still possible.

such as needing to set it up to route between subnets....  :shock:

Quotesuch as needing to set it up to route between subnets...

Or you could just plug the uplink into a normal port and turn dhcp off, then it should just work like a switch anyway

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Quotesuch as needing to set it up to route between subnets...

Or you could just plug the uplink into a normal port and turn dhcp off, then it should just work like a switch anyway

Except that it will probably still do NAT on the WAN port and stop traffic from WAN side passing through by default.

I havent got round to checking yet. its a Dlink DI-624+ which apparently (according to google) doesnt have a specific bridge mode.

It feels like it would be a bit of a waste of a router anyway, i think ill sell it and get a cheapo switch from somewhere.

Cheers for the replies though.

My god your making this sound excessively complicated.

Get your router. Get a switch.
Plug router into switch via any port.

Voila!

Working.

Its that simple.  Ive set it up exactly like that several times.

Cheers,

Router => Cat5 => Switch Got it

Quote from: soopahflyMy god your making this sound excessively complicated.

Get your router. Get a switch.
Plug router into switch via any port.

Voila!

Working.

Its that simple.  Ive set it up exactly like that several times.

ditto, infact at home theres the router connected to a hub in the loft which in turn is feeding two small 5 port switches in two bedrooms.

dont mess with a router for anything other than getting on the net, aint worth the hassle.

Hub... cheap and cheerful though your information gets broadcast to every computer on the network lol.

Home routers just have normal switch ports anyway - they arent proper routers usually.