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Title: Connecting more than 4.
Post by: Seemee97 on June 10, 2008, 10:50:51 AM

Hello,

I am currently using all 4 wired ports, but now I need more than 4. What do I need to buy (that is compatible with DGL-4500) that will allow more lines to feed off my router?

 Thanks

Title: Re: Connecting more than 4.
Post by: bjrichus on June 10, 2008, 11:20:18 AM

All you need is a nice fast hub (probably a switch if you have "the need for speed") as you've got a gigabit router there, or buy a wireless router with more wired LAN ports on it than the usual 4, which is a bit low, but what ya gonna do - like you, I am only a user of these products, not a designer!

At home, I extended my base 4 ports by using an old 8 port 10/100 hub plugged into one of my base ports on my WiFi router... works well to keep my windowz computers sharing files etc between them, but as you'd expect, hardly does anything good for speed if they are all active!!!

Whatever - Just as a starting point....

http://games.dlink.com/products/category.asp?cid=3

What you do is use one of the ports on the wireless router to feed a port on the switch. This is a diagram from the DLINK web site:

http://games.dlink.com/products/resource.asp?pid=494&rid=1893&sec=4

Hope this helps.

 :)

Title: Re: Connecting more than 4.
Post by: Seemee97 on June 10, 2008, 11:34:43 AM

So, I need to by a nice switch. And if I buy a switch, connect it to one of my base ports, the other computers (after being plugged into the switch) will still be able to access the internet?

 Sorry if the question is confusing, but it makes sense to me  ???

P.S. I saw that diagram but it was misleading to only see 5 numbered ports on the back of a switch, when I am used to seeing 4 ports + a main port occupied by the cat5 cable coming from the modem. I did not understand how the router and switch would communicate.

Title: Re: Connecting more than 4.
Post by: melanchete on June 10, 2008, 11:37:05 AM

You could try one of these: D-Link DGS-2208 10/100/1000Mbps 8-Port Desktop Green Ethernet Switch

They are on sale at NewEgg

Title: Re: Connecting more than 4.
Post by: Lycan on June 10, 2008, 12:42:55 PM

First a hub would never be gigbit, and who uses hubs anymore? Seriously their for packetcaptures and thats about it.
As for the switch, if you buy a 5 port switch one port if the router would be connected to one port of the switch. Essentially turning 1 port in to 4 on the switch. Yes the computers connected to the switch will have all the same functionality as the ones connect to the router.

Title: Re: Connecting more than 4.
Post by: bjrichus on June 10, 2008, 07:38:02 PM

Quote from: melanchete on June 10, 2008, 11:37:05 AM

They are on sale at NewEgg

Agreed.

NewEgg are generally the cheapest out there... if they have what you want in stock, then they are THE place to buy from.