Posted: 10/22/2013 7:21:46 AM EDT
| Hey Arf Nerds - I just moved into a house that I had wired with CAT5E. All the cables end up in the basement. Can I just plug them all into a big router and set the network up? Also, if my cable modem/router is plugged into one of the wall jacks that feeds to the router, will all the wall jacks have internet access? Thanks. |
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Hey Arf Nerds - I just moved into a house that I had wired with CAT5E. All the cables end up in the basement. Can I just plug them all into a big router and set the network up? Also, if my cable modem/router is plugged into one of the wall jacks that feeds to the router, will all the wall jacks have internet access? Thanks. A switch would be a better choice. Plug all of your computers into the switch, and then plug your router into the switch. |
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Quoted: A switch would be a better choice. Plug all of your computers into the switch, and then plug your router into the switch. Quoted: Quoted: Hey Arf Nerds - I just moved into a house that I had wired with CAT5E. All the cables end up in the basement. Can I just plug them all into a big router and set the network up? Also, if my cable modem/router is plugged into one of the wall jacks that feeds to the router, will all the wall jacks have internet access? Thanks. A switch would be a better choice. Plug all of your computers into the switch, and then plug your router into the switch. |
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Unless your modem is also a router.....you will need a router. A switch is not going to pass out IP addresses too all your connected devices, nor will it provide wireless to your house, not to mention you need a router to act as a rudimentary firewall at least. Modem into router, into switch would be the best case scenario. If the house is large enough a couple of access points as well. |
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Unless your modem is also a router.....you will need a router. A switch is not going to pass out IP addresses too all your connected devices, nor will it provide wireless to your house, not to mention you need a router to act as a rudimentary firewall at least. Modem into router, into switch would be the best case scenario. If the house is large enough a couple of access points as well. Yes the modem is a router/modem combo. I will order the switch, plug everything in and then return here with more questions 
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Went with the 16 port version of the switch you guys recommended. Everything works great. I just ordered a 4 port POE switch to run a few IP cameras. You can plug a switch into a switch right? Okay good, because the modem/router unit is upstairs one level from the main wiring panel, and I only have one cable run to where the router is. If I ran an additional cable I could have a dedicated cable from each switch plugged into a separate jack in the modem/router, but if I don't need to I won't. |