[Gloucs] Routers and Hubs an home networking question. Help Please

[Rob Jervis]

Hi Ernie,

The short answer is yes, it will work.

You can connect the two devices using an uplink port without a cross
over, or using a standard port with a cross over cable.  All PC's will
get internet and file shares.  Just ensure you disable internet
connection sharing before you install your router (or have the Windows
PC off) as it will be giving out DHCP address's to your clients.  You
will only want your new router to do that.

If you decide you do need a cross over (depending on the ports you
have available) then they should be the same cost as a normal cable.
I can always bring one to the next meeting if your stuck.

Hope that helps,
Rob


2008/11/8 Ernie <Ernie at linfoot.plus.com>:
> Hi Everyone,
> In my efforts to move over the Linux completely and get away from Windows
> I've always been held back by the fact that I rely on an internal PCI ADSL
> card which Linux doesn't recognise for my Internet connection. So, in what
> I hope is the final stage of the move across, A bit of advice please? :-)
>
> I'm changing my home network and I'd like to know if this new layout will
> work.
> This is my existing arrangement.
> An 8 port Linksys hub is wired (fixed wiring in ducting) to 5 sockets
> around my Study, and I have 2 fixed PCs on ports 4 and 6. There are also
> positions to plug in 2 laptops into flying leads on ports 1 & 2.
> The PC on port 4 is a dual boot XP and Ubuntu with an internal PCI ADSL
> card which is sharing its internet connection under Windows.
>
> Now I want to use this existing wiring and hub and connect a Belkin WI-Fi
> 4 port router(?) so that I'm not depending on the Windows Internet
> Connection Sharing , but I get the Internet from the Belkin Wi-fi and 4
> network sockets.
>  \|/
>  |              __ Port 4 Dual Boot PC
> Wi-Fi BELKIN  /                           _ Port 6 PC
>                \__ Port 2 >< Port 1 LINKSYS __/
>                                (uplink)            \_ 2 Ports for laptops
>
> So my first question is this. Can I connect one of the Linksys ports (it
> has an Uplink(?) port) to one of the 4 ports on the Belkin and use another
> Belkin port to connect to the dual boot PC so that that PC still shares it
> folders with the other PCs and laptops on the network - through the 2
> devices (hub and router)?
> Will all PCs get the wired internet connection?
> Do I need to use a crossover cable between the Belkin and Linksys?
>
> Hopefully someone out there can give me some guidance.
> Hope to see you all at the next meeting on the 18th of November
> All the best
> Ernie
> --
> ernie at linfoot.plus.com
>
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Rob Jervis