Michael Bahr
jedi at charm.net
Mon Apr 11 11:17:08 CDT 2011
What Stuart suggest is a much better design. For the home, in most cases, you only need 1 router right after the modem. Then everybody else connects to the router either through wireless or switches to extend the ethernet. 1. Replace the hub with a router. 2. Replace the 3 routers (behind the hub) with switches--not hubs. Mike > Are you sure that your terminology if correct? > > It would make more sense if you has one router attached to your cable > modem and > hubs/switches connected to that router from the three locations. > > Can you give us the make/model numbers of these devices? > > -- > Stuart > > > On 10 Apr 2011 at 10:39, Doug Murphy wrote: > >> Folks, >> >> I know there are several members of this group who are knowledgeable >> about computer networking. We have a network in our home/offices that >> has evolved over time. The basic configuration is that out of our >> cable modem there is an Ethernet hub. 3 cables come out of this hub >> and go to routers, one in my office in one part of the house, one in >> my wife's office, and one to our wifi. These have been added as >> requirements came about so this probably isn't the best configuration. >> At the present we don't use the network to access machines in other >> parts of the system. I have several in my office that access each >> other, but they are on the same router. I do want to stay with the >> wired systems to the offices. We just added a home security system >> that can be monitored over the network. It is connected to my router >> as it is closest to the box. I can access the system by typing in it's >> IP address. Now I am trying to access it from other points in the >> network and the IP is not visible. As you can probably tell I am >> network challenged. I think what I need to do is find the IP address >> of the security system from outside my router. How can this be done? >> >> Thanks >> >> Doug >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >