jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Mon Apr 11 11:57:17 CDT 2011
3) Make sure your switches are gigabit! John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com On 4/11/2011 12:17 PM, Michael Bahr wrote: > 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 >> > >