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jrefactors

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:07 pm
Post subject: can we use DSL switch connects to DSL modem directly?
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I am using DSL service, and I want to setup LAN at home. The internet
connects to DSL modem, can we use DSL switch connects to DSL modem
directly? Or I have to use DSL router connects to DSL modem?

i.e. Internet->DSL Modem->DSL Switch->PC1/PC2/PC3

OR

Internet->DSL Modem->DSL Router->DSL Switch->PC1/PC2/PC3


Please advise. thanks!!

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:33 pm
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jrefactors DeleteThis @hotmail.com wrote:
> I am using DSL service, and I want to setup LAN at home. The internet
> connects to DSL modem, can we use DSL switch connects to DSL modem
> directly? Or I have to use DSL router connects to DSL modem?
>
> i.e. Internet->DSL Modem->DSL Switch->PC1/PC2/PC3
>
> OR
>
> Internet->DSL Modem->DSL Router->DSL Switch->PC1/PC2/PC3

You're going to need a router, you can't connect a switch directly to
DSL modem. It can only give out one IP address, whereas a router can
allocate upto 256 IP addresses for your PCs.

Yousuf Khan

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:54 pm
Post subject: Re: can we use DSL switch connects to DSL modem directly? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Ron Martell wrote:
> So your best bet is to use a Cable/DSL router to connect to your DSL
> modem.

> Note that most of the Cable/DSL routers sold today have have 4 wired
> ports for computers

thanks for your advise. one more question...

I want to setup a LAN with 3 computers. If the DSL router has 4 ports,
can we connect DSL router to machines directly? Then I don't need to
buy a switch? My understanding is that DSL router has to connect to dsl
switch, and we cannot connect DSL router to computers directly, is that
correct? Unless the router has built-in switch, then it is ok, because
it actually means (router->switch->PC), and router->PC is not possible.


i.e. internet->dsl modem->dsl router->PC1/PC2/PC3 ??

please advise more... thanks a lot!!
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:55 pm
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Ron Martell wrote:

> jrefactors RemoveThis @hotmail.com wrote:
>
>
>>Ron Martell wrote:
>
>
>>thanks for your advise. one more question...
>>
>>I want to setup a LAN with 3 computers. If the DSL router has 4 ports,
>>can we connect DSL router to machines directly? Then I don't need to
>>buy a switch? My understanding is that DSL router has to connect to dsl
>>switch, and we cannot connect DSL router to computers directly, is that
>>correct? Unless the router has built-in switch, then it is ok, because
>>it actually means (router->switch->PC), and router->PC is not possible.
>>
>>
>>i.e. internet->dsl modem->dsl router->PC1/PC2/PC3 ??
>>
>>please advise more... thanks a lot!!
>
>
>
> Yes. You would only need the switch if you were going to have more
> than 4 PCs on your LAN.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

This is admittedly a nit, but it's really if you were going to have
more than 4 ethernet devices on your LAN; that might include print
servers, etc.

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