-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Netgear Switch issue
- From: EddieB <fasteddieb216@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:04:20 -0400
Larry,
I found a manual at:
http://safemanuals.com/annexe_Product%20Brochure_NETGEAR_GS108-_E.htm
That is just a Switch. A Router also uses DHCP to assign IP's and uses NAT
to share the internet connection from your modem. Without a router you
could assign Static IP's to everything on your network (giving you a fully
functional local intranet), but that wouldn't let everything have internet
access because you need the NAT from a router to share the one IP of your
modem.
To put it another way, a Switch does not replace a router, it only allows
you to hook up more computers than the 4 or whatever your router has. Often
the Switches are used by businesses to hook all their PC's up, but they
either use a high end Router or have a DHCP server (and probably a DNS
server) on their network.
Ed
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Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Netgear Switch issue
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I was given a Netgear GS108 Switch by a dear and longtime friend. I plan to
use it as follows: I have a Linksys (CISCO) wireless router/firewall with
four "outgoing ports," which takes my incoming internet connection and one
of the connections is allocated to my Dell desktop (which is still not
100%). One ofthe other ports goes out to my LG BD590 DVD player in another
room, which means that I have a very, very long cable running across the
floor, which really doesn't excite my wife. My TV also has an internet
input (RJ45 port) and my receiver does as well. I was told that the Switch
would solve my problems, allowing me to connect all of my devices in my AV
room to the wireless router (possibly having to have one long Cat 5 or Cat 6
cable run from the CISCO router in my computer room under the floor and up
to my AV room. I don't have a manual for the GS108, nor does Netgear have a
downloadable manual on the web. The Netgear has 8 ports in the front but I
can't find any place to put the incoming Cat5 or Cat6 cable into the device.
I thought that the switch worked something like a signal splitter (in the
same way that the rear of the router does, splitting one incoming internet
connection to be "shared" by multiple devices). I realize that the Netgear
GS108 *might* be wireless, but how the heck do I hook the *#$&#*$& thing up?
I've performed various Google searches without finding out what I need to do
to make this work. Do I need some other piece of hardware? Please, what am
I missing? Your kind assistance would be appreciated and might help me stay
sane.
Your friend,
Larry
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