ADSL router with > 4 ports

I currently have a Netgear DG834 wired ADSL modem router which has 4
ports. I really want to have 8 wired Cat5 connections.

Can someone recommend something that has similar capabilities but with
8 ports without going down the wireless route?

VT

"Vet Tech" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:01f1d048-514b-44dd-b78d-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I currently have a Netgear DG834 wired ADSL modem router which has 4
> ports. I really want to have 8 wired Cat5 connections.
>
> Can someone recommend something that has similar capabilities but with
> 8 ports without going down the wireless route?
>
> VT
You could just retain the current router and buy a cheap 100Mbs switch.

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In message
<01f1d048-514b-44dd-b78d-(E-Mail Removed)>, Vet
Tech <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>I currently have a Netgear DG834 wired ADSL modem router which has 4
>ports. I really want to have 8 wired Cat5 connections.
>
>Can someone recommend something that has similar capabilities but with
>8 ports without going down the wireless route?
>
>VT
Why not just daisy chain a six or eight port hub?

A quick Google got me a range at amazon starting as cheap as 9.95

Try - just as examples - no recommendation made

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dynamode-Por...dp/B00016ZMWE/
ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1232740154&sr =8-3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sweex-SW008U...000K2TAY0/ref=
sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1232740154&sr=8-6

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Port-RJ45-Ne...p/B000NNM6PQ/r
ef=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1232740154&sr =8-13

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"Graham." wrote:

> "Vet Tech" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>
> >I currently have a Netgear DG834 wired ADSL modem router which has 4
> > ports. I really want to have 8 wired Cat5 connections.
> >
> > Can someone recommend something that has similar capabilities but with
> > 8 ports without going down the wireless route?
> >
> You could just retain the current router and buy a cheap 100Mbs switch.

My thoughts too.

The commodity router chips are almost all certainly limited to 4 ports.

Graham

Mark McIntyre wrote:
> Vet Tech wrote:
>> I currently have a Netgear DG834 wired ADSL modem router which has 4
>> ports. I really want to have 8 wired Cat5 connections.
>>
>> Can someone recommend something that has similar capabilities but with
>> 8 ports without going down the wireless route?
>
> Get an 8=port switch and put it somewhere convenient. Your router may
> not be the best place to have a nest of cables going to.
>
> I have a 4-port router serving the four principal parts of my house, an
> 8-port switch in my study, a 4-port switch in the workshop and another
> 4-port switch in the front room (to serve the various network-enabled AV
> kit). There are also three wireless APs dotted around for those "lying
> in the garden with a gin+tonic" moments...

remember also that whilst 4x10Mbps HUB ports are fine on a router that
is going to serve the internet alone to a bunch of Windoesn't PCs, if
you want some serious file transfer between machines, 100Mbps is
minimum, and so is a switch.


Lot's of them will be turning up shortly on ebay for silly money as
companies go bust..

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrel
(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>
>
>"Graham." wrote:
>
>> "Vet Tech" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>
>> >I currently have a Netgear DG834 wired ADSL modem router which has 4
>> > ports. I really want to have 8 wired Cat5 connections.
>> >
>> > Can someone recommend something that has similar capabilities but with
>> > 8 ports without going down the wireless route?
>> >
>> You could just retain the current router and buy a cheap 100Mbs switch.
>
>My thoughts too.
>
>The commodity router chips are almost all certainly limited to 4 ports.
>
>Graham
>

I used the 100Mbps 6 port Switcher option.

I took a feed off one of the router ports to feed the switcher so
leaving 5 ports for Ethernet use (other PCs, etc).
--
John Clark

Eeyore <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> The commodity router chips are almost all certainly limited to 4 ports.

True, but there's nothing to stop a manufacturer building in a separate
switch chip. Some routers do this anyway (ie router chip with one LAN port
+ 5 port switch chip = router with 4 ethernet ports). It'd save money and
power over a separate switch (but probably not save money if you already
have the router).

If you can find a switch chip with 8 ports you may find a router having one
here:
http://wiki.openwrt.org/CompleteTableOfHardware

Personally I'd just get a simple 8 port switch though

Theo

>> The commodity router chips are almost all certainly limited to 4 ports.
>
> True, but there's nothing to stop a manufacturer building in a separate
> switch chip. Some routers do this anyway (ie router chip with one LAN
> port
> + 5 port switch chip = router with 4 ethernet ports). It'd save money and
> power over a separate switch (but probably not save money if you already
> have the router).
>
> If you can find a switch chip with 8 ports you may find a router having
> one
> here:
> http://wiki.openwrt.org/CompleteTableOfHardware
>
> Personally I'd just get a simple 8 port switch though
>
> Theo

problem is, though most PCs are now equipped with Gigabit
NICs I can't think of a single domestic grade router with a
Gigabit switch.

Even the expensive Cisco routers I install at work only have 10/100
ports.
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Graham.

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On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:49:05 +0000, Graham. wrote:

> problem is, though most PCs are now equipped with Gigabit NICs I can't
> think of a single domestic grade router with a Gigabit switch.
>
> Even the expensive Cisco routers I install at work only have 10/100
> ports.

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=530

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Alex

"Graham." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:gm55d5$h4p$(E-Mail Removed)...

> problem is, though most PCs are now equipped with Gigabit
> NICs I can't think of a single domestic grade router with a
> Gigabit switch.
>
> Even the expensive Cisco routers I install at work only have 10/100
> ports.

The Belkin N1 Vision (DSL version) has both Gigabit WAN & LAN (4) ports. At
around £100+ I guess it qualifies as a domestic grade router ;-)

P.