Cheap switch work like this?

I'm putting together two new computers to add to my LAN and don't feel like
buying any new wireless hardware.
Adding two computers is going to bring the number of computers in one
particular room to four.

I have a spare DWL-7100AP that can work as a wireless client. Am I correct
in that I can just throw a switch behind it to get all four computers
networked? They'll all pull DHCP from the wireless router, no? Reading
conflicting descriptions of what I "switch" is. I always thought it was
just a hub with with some smarts at MAC level -- yet, still simple.

I was thinking of a cheap $20 Dlink DSS-5+ (5 port) switch to this:

(Actually, my setup is more involved than what is below, but for simplicity
using below as example. If below works, then what I have in mind will
work.)

[C1]------|
[C2]------|
[C3]------|
[C4]------+---[Switch]-----[Client]~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~[Wireless Router]-----WAN

If this doesn't work, then I'm not sure exactly what the hell a "switch" is.

Thanks..

On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:13:43 GMT, "Eric" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<bkNCg.57185$(E-Mail Removed)>:

>I'm putting together two new computers to add to my LAN and don't feel like
>buying any new wireless hardware.
>Adding two computers is going to bring the number of computers in one
>particular room to four.
>
>I have a spare DWL-7100AP that can work as a wireless client. Am I correct
>in that I can just throw a switch behind it to get all four computers
>networked?

Yes.

>They'll all pull DHCP from the wireless router, no?

Yes. A wireless client is a bridge. The only issues to watch out for
are wireless clients with MAC address limits, but that shouldn't be a
problem with the DWL-7100AP.

>Reading
>conflicting descriptions of what I "switch" is. I always thought it was
>just a hub with with some smarts at MAC level -- yet, still simple.

Correct.

>I was thinking of a cheap $20 Dlink DSS-5+ (5 port) switch to this:

Sure.

>(Actually, my setup is more involved than what is below, but for simplicity
>using below as example. If below works, then what I have in mind will
>work.)
>
>[C1]------|
>[C2]------|
>[C3]------|
>[C4]------+---[Switch]-----[Client]~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~[Wireless Router]-----WAN
>
>If this doesn't work, then I'm not sure exactly what the hell a "switch" is.

It should work.

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"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:13:43 GMT, "Eric" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> <bkNCg.57185$(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
>>I'm putting together two new computers to add to my LAN and don't feel
>>like
>>buying any new wireless hardware.
>>Adding two computers is going to bring the number of computers in one
>>particular room to four.
>>
>>I have a spare DWL-7100AP that can work as a wireless client. Am I
>>correct
>>in that I can just throw a switch behind it to get all four computers
>>networked?
>
> Yes.
>
>>They'll all pull DHCP from the wireless router, no?
>
> Yes. A wireless client is a bridge. The only issues to watch out for
> are wireless clients with MAC address limits, but that shouldn't be a
> problem with the DWL-7100AP.
>
>>Reading
>>conflicting descriptions of what I "switch" is. I always thought it was
>>just a hub with with some smarts at MAC level -- yet, still simple.
>
> Correct.
>
>>I was thinking of a cheap $20 Dlink DSS-5+ (5 port) switch to this:
>
> Sure.
>
>>(Actually, my setup is more involved than what is below, but for
>>simplicity
>>using below as example. If below works, then what I have in mind will
>>work.)
>>
>>[C1]------|
>>[C2]------|
>>[C3]------|
>>[C4]------+---[Switch]-----[Client]~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~[Wireless
>>Router]-----WAN
>>
>>If this doesn't work, then I'm not sure exactly what the hell a "switch"
>>is.
>
> It should work.
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

Thanks.. I came across a description of a switch, more involved than it
need be, that had me double-guessing if a switch was just the simple device
I thought it was...

Cheap $20 switch will definetly save some dollars and keep the air clean.

Off to Newegg... :^)