Re: Switch Going to Router?

Yes, one cable from router to switch, and multiple pc's plugged into switch


"Always Another Question" <nobody@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message
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> OK, here's my question:
>
> I have several computers on my desk which are connected
> to my wireless router with short Ethernet cables. The
> wireless function is used by my notebook computer which
> is used in various parts of the house. Coverage is
> obstructed and I have to move the router to a different
> spot in the house which will have a more consistent
> signal at the notebook wherever it's used. So...I will
> have to have a longer Ethernet connection from my
> office computers to the router. Rather than run three
> or four 25' ethernet cables connecting each individual
> computer to the router, can I run all of them into a
> switch (remember those?) at my desk and have a single
> 25' cable go from the switch to the router? Switch and
> router are both 10/100 fast Ethernet from the same
> manufacturer and presumably compatible otherwise.
>
> I have all the parts to do this, if it will work.
> Otherwise I'll have to waste three hours on a trip to
> Fry's to get anything else additional.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>