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Quote from: firenice03 on May 09, 2016, 01:22:07 PMQuote from: Wirezfree on May 09, 2016, 12:16:03 PM@ glin22Glad you almost have it sorted.. Yes certain modem/routers can be configured to just use the router part...Just to add to... You can disable WiFi from the settings, so only 1 router is addressing those devices (especially if next each other..)Some "helpful" info with may help in what the "routers" are doing and how different connections work.. http://superuser.com/questions/936062/expanding-wireless-coverage-what-are-the-differences-between-lan-to-lan-and-lanTrying to keep it simple depending on your equipment you can really get crazy @Firenice03, those are golden words you just said, simple is a great thing ! Last night I found a few more networking sites, did more reading and I could spend weeks fiddling around with other settings. I think part of the solution I want is to fiddle a bit with the subnet mask, I'm going to try that and then call it quits for the time being. I achieved what I wanted to do (thanks to the people who gave feedback), it's a big deal for me, kinda like when I got 2 monitors, this ability to hang some extra devices on the network opens up new vistas !Glin22
Quote from: Wirezfree on May 09, 2016, 12:16:03 PM@ glin22Glad you almost have it sorted.. Yes certain modem/routers can be configured to just use the router part...Just to add to... You can disable WiFi from the settings, so only 1 router is addressing those devices (especially if next each other..)Some "helpful" info with may help in what the "routers" are doing and how different connections work.. http://superuser.com/questions/936062/expanding-wireless-coverage-what-are-the-differences-between-lan-to-lan-and-lanTrying to keep it simple depending on your equipment you can really get crazy
@ glin22Glad you almost have it sorted.. Yes certain modem/routers can be configured to just use the router part...
Hi,You don't need another router, that will just add complexity.You can use an ethernet switch, cheap one will do.for 100Mb: One like this.or for 1Gb: One like thisThen 1 ethernet cable from your existing router into the switch, and you now have 4 more ports.No need to do any config changes. Just plug into new ports.The only thing to take care of/consider...If you are using DHCP on the router.?, make sure you have allowed enough addresses.