Jim Dettman
jimdettman at verizon.net
Mon Apr 11 13:45:52 CDT 2011
Doug, No need to replace the three routers; use can use them as a hub. The trick is to disable the DNS in reach, set RIP to none, and then when you connect to the one router after the cable modem, plug the cable into the LAN port (not the WAN port as it is now). This also effectively turns a Wireless Router into a simple Wireless Access point. Jim. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Murphy Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 12:52 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT - Home networking question Thank you Stuart, Drew and Jim, You all had similar suggestions which is probably the way the network should have been done from the start. I am going to remove the first Ethernet hub and go directly into the first router. We will then branch out from there. The reason for this mess in the first place was that I only had one cable to my office and several computers there to network together. What I am thinking would be the cleanest approach now would be to put the Ethernet hub in my office and let the router attached to the cable modem assign all our network IP addresses. Would that work? Thanks again. It is really great to have access to so much knowledge 24/7 Doug -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 3:47 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT - Home networking question 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 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com