Adding to network

I have a Draytech Vigor wireless adsl modem/router. I am running a
small home network of 2 PCs (on XP) and 2 printers connected to it.

I want to add another PC. The modem/router has only 4 network cable
connectors. I assume that I have to buy a hub.

How do I connect the hub? Do I run the hub from 1 of the network
connectors on the Draytech and connect the new pc to it?

Many thanks in anticipation,
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Tom Anderson
Leighton Buzzard, England.

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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Tom Anderson"
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> I have a Draytech Vigor wireless adsl modem/router. I am running a
> small home network of 2 PCs (on XP) and 2 printers connected to it.
>
> I want to add another PC. The modem/router has only 4 network cable
> connectors. I assume that I have to buy a hub.

Yes, except these days plain-old hubs have pretty much been replaced by
switches.
>
> How do I connect the hub? Do I run the hub from 1 of the network
> connectors on the Draytech and connect the new pc to it?
>
Yes. The hub/switch will probably have an uplink port on it, which you
connect to the router in the same way as your existing kit. If it
doesn't have an uplink port you can connect it with a crossover cable to
one of the regular ports.

Rob Morley <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Tom Anderson"
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
> >
> > How do I connect the hub? Do I run the hub from 1 of the network
> > connectors on the Draytech and connect the new pc to it?
> >
> Yes. The hub/switch will probably have an uplink port on it, which you
> connect to the router in the same way as your existing kit. If it
> doesn't have an uplink port you can connect it with a crossover cable to
> one of the regular ports.

Many modern switches (and those built into routers) have automatic
detection of 'polarity' so you don't even need a specific uplink port
or a crossover cable. You just connect and the hardware works things
out for you.

--
Chris Green

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Tom Anderson says...
> I have a Draytech Vigor wireless adsl modem/router. I am running a
> small home network of 2 PCs (on XP) and 2 printers connected to it.
>
> I want to add another PC. The modem/router has only 4 network cable
> connectors. I assume that I have to buy a hub.
>
> How do I connect the hub? Do I run the hub from 1 of the network
> connectors on the Draytech and connect the new pc to it?

You've got wireless. Just get one of those USB Belkin 802.11g wireless
network adapters that Argos are doing for £24.99

--
Conor

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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "(E-Mail Removed)"
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Rob Morley <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Tom Anderson"
> > (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > >
> > > How do I connect the hub? Do I run the hub from 1 of the network
> > > connectors on the Draytech and connect the new pc to it?
> > >
> > Yes. The hub/switch will probably have an uplink port on it, which you
> > connect to the router in the same way as your existing kit. If it
> > doesn't have an uplink port you can connect it with a crossover cable to
> > one of the regular ports.
>
> Many modern switches (and those built into routers) have automatic
> detection of 'polarity' so you don't even need a specific uplink port
> or a crossover cable. You just connect and the hardware works things
> out for you.
>
>
Good point :-)

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:48:39 +0100, Tom Anderson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I have a Draytech Vigor wireless adsl modem/router. I am running a
> small home network of 2 PCs (on XP) and 2 printers connected to it.
>
> I want to add another PC. The modem/router has only 4 network cable
> connectors. I assume that I have to buy a hub.
>
> How do I connect the hub? Do I run the hub from 1 of the network
> connectors on the Draytech and connect the new pc to it?
>
> Many thanks in anticipation,

Perhaps I'm missing something here but why have the printers running
off the router?
Jon


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Jon <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:48:39 +0100, Tom Anderson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > I have a Draytech Vigor wireless adsl modem/router. I am running a
> > small home network of 2 PCs (on XP) and 2 printers connected to it.
> >
> > I want to add another PC. The modem/router has only 4 network cable
> > connectors. I assume that I have to buy a hub.
> >
> > How do I connect the hub? Do I run the hub from 1 of the network
> > connectors on the Draytech and connect the new pc to it?
> >
> > Many thanks in anticipation,
>
> Perhaps I'm missing something here but why have the printers running
> off the router?

Probably because the router has a print server built into it? It's
quite a common 'extra' nowadays.

--
Chris Green

Jon wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:48:39 +0100, Tom Anderson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I have a Draytech Vigor wireless adsl modem/router. I am running a
>>small home network of 2 PCs (on XP) and 2 printers connected to it.
>>
>>I want to add another PC. The modem/router has only 4 network cable
>>connectors. I assume that I have to buy a hub.
>>
>>How do I connect the hub? Do I run the hub from 1 of the network
>>connectors on the Draytech and connect the new pc to it?
>>
>>Many thanks in anticipation,
>
>
> Perhaps I'm missing something here but why have the printers running
> off the router?
> Jon
>
>

If the printer is attached to a computer, then the computer needs to be
switched on if another computer on the network wants to send a print job
to it.

--
Tom Anderson
Leighton Buzzard, England.

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On 22 Oct 2004 19:54:57 GMT, (E-Mail Removed) <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> Probably because the router has a print server built into it? It's
> quite a common 'extra' nowadays.
>
Ahh. right, can't keep track of what all these boxes will do these
days :-)
Cheers
Jon

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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:51:54 +0100, Tom Anderson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> If the printer is attached to a computer, then the computer needs to be
> switched on if another computer on the network wants to send a print job
> to it.
>
Hehee.. must admit when I wrote the followup I didn't mean to send it
untill I'd given the matter more thought.

Anyway, perhaps a splitter box would do the job ( cheap ) so you can
run two printers off one port ? Otherwise a cheap 4 port switch or
Connors idea of a wireless card

Cheers
Jon

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