Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Tue Dec 29 14:11:53 CST 2009
OK, but before you spend any money..... Think about your purchase. The switch on your router probably runs at 10 or 100 bits per second. Or maybe BYTES Per Second? At least some of your wired systems probably have 1,000 bps network connections. Instead of getting the cheapest switch you can find, you should think about getting a little LARGER one that also is 1,000 (gigabit) capable and then moving the other gear to that switch instead of connecting them to the router. It will only matter for computer to computer connections where both are at gigabit spead. In my case I have a Windows Home Server that has a gigabit connection and so I want all my other gigabit capable systems on that switch to take advantage. I bought an 8 port gigabit switch. I think it cost about $100. The slower stuff can go on either the routers switch or the new switch but all the fast stuff should go on the gigabit switch. John Colby turned me on to this concept. GK On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote: > Since it looks like it's the hub that's the problem, I think for the same > amount of time I could go get an inexpensive switch at Fry's and that might > solve the problem. > > R > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:46 AM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] [dba-Tech] Hub problem > > Yes that router has Auto Sensing ports. > > Quite a lot of troubleshooting info in the manual > http://kbserver.netgear.com/pdf/wpn824_ref_manual.pdf > > Have you gone into the browser interface to the router and see if it shows > that system under "connected devices" or something like that? > > I'm wondering if that system has and IP address hardcoaded or is not looking > to the router for it's IP address for some reason. > > GK > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> > wrote: >> Router is a netgear WPN824 V2 Rangemax. I don't think there's any >> difference among the ports. >> >> R >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos >> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 9:25 AM >> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >> Cc: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] [dba-Tech] Hub problem >> >> I have essentially the same thing going on. "Recenttly" (3 years ago) >> I swapped out the hub for a switch to take advantage of gigabyte >> boards in some of my systems. On my router only port 1 is setup to >> have a hub or switch set up on it. You might check your router >> documentation. That cable then goes into the UPLOAD port on the switch >> or hub. All ports may not be equal when it comes to connecting additional > hubs and or switches. >> >> GK >> >> On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Rocky Smolin >> <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> >> wrote: >>> Dear List: >>> >>> I have a nice netgerar router with wireless and four ports. Problem >>> is that I need five ports. I had an old hub in the cabinet so I >>> connected one of the router's ports to the hub. One of the ports on >>> the hub goes to a Netgear XE102 wall plugged bridge which gives >>> another computer and the HDTV access to the network and the net >>> through two other XE102s. Everything works a treat. >>> >>> But when I try to connect another machine (via regular Cat-5/RJ45 >>> cable) to an empty port on the hub, the computer can see the network >>> but not the internet - windows diagnosis shows the computer is >>> connected to 'unidentified network', 'local access only', and says >>> that the IP address is invalid - which it is - looks like some kind >>> of fixed IP instead of the 192.168.1.n number assigned by the router (?). >>> >>> Oddly, the Netgear bridge doesn't have a problem - don't know why. >>> And years ago I was using this hub to connect machines. So I think >>> the hub is good (the Netgear Bridge works in all the hub's ports) and >>> the cables are good - I tested them by using the router's ports - and >>> it >> worked. >>> >>> Anybody know why these ports won't work? Is there a way to use the >>> empty ports on the hub? Should I get a switch? >>> >>> >>> >>> MTIA >>> >>> >>> >>> Rocky >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-Tech mailing list >>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Gary Kjos >> garykjos at gmail.com >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > > > -- > Gary Kjos > garykjos at gmail.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com