How Many Computers??

I don't have a problem, just a curious question.

I will probably never have any more than three or four computers running off
my Linksys WRT54G, but I was wondering - theoretically how many computers
can operate off this router at one time?

Tks

Brian
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(E-Mail Removed) wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> I don't have a problem, just a curious question.
>
> I will probably never have any more than three or four computers
> running off my Linksys WRT54G, but I was wondering - theoretically how
> many computers can operate off this router at one time?
>

The router of this class can handle 255 computers through DHCP. I read in a
post onetime on the wireless side the max amount is around 20. I don't know
for sure what the number is on the wireless. I would like to get an answer
on that one myself.

Duane

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> I don't have a problem, just a curious question.
>
> I will probably never have any more than three or four computers running off
> my Linksys WRT54G, but I was wondering - theoretically how many computers
> can operate off this router at one time?
>
> Tks
>
> Brian
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Brian J. Rueger | Hampton Div. of Fire & Rescue | "Who dares wins"
> Lt./Paramedic | Fire Communications Officer | Hampton, VA.
> B.S. Comm/I/SEL Pilot | MSgt, USAF (Ret.) 49199 | NREMT-P
> Check out my home page: http://members.cox.net/brueger
> "Life's too short to drink LITE beer!"
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There are 256 addresses available in most inexpensive routers, the last
three digits of the IP address: 0 to 255

0 is a reserved address.
One of the addresses is used by the router.
That leaves 254 addresses available.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I will probably never have any more than three or four computers running off
> my Linksys WRT54G, but I was wondering - theoretically how many computers
> can operate off this router at one time?

FWIW, I have an 8-port hub daisy-chained off my USR8054. The router doesn't
serve DHCP, as I couldn't make it assign a known address to a given client,
so I use another machine as a DHCP server. It appears to support 253
wired clients. I couldn't find out how many wireless clients it supports.

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On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 22:13:40 -0600, Jerry Park <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
<snip>
>There are 256 addresses available in most inexpensive routers, the last
>three digits of the IP address: 0 to 255
>
>0 is a reserved address.
>One of the addresses is used by the router.
>That leaves 254 addresses available.

You forgot that 255 is the broadcast address, leaving 253 usable
addresses. ;-)


Mike Patterson
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On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 04:35:35 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless ,
(E-Mail Removed)nge (Hactar) wrote:

>In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> I will probably never have any more than three or four computers running off
>> my Linksys WRT54G, but I was wondering - theoretically how many computers
>> can operate off this router at one time?
>
>FWIW, I have an 8-port hub daisy-chained off my USR8054. The router doesn't
>serve DHCP, as I couldn't make it assign a known address to a given client,
>so I use another machine as a DHCP server. It appears to support 253
>wired clients. I couldn't find out how many wireless clients it supports.

It supports 253 clients in toto. Virtually all consumer
switches/routers do. Of course, if you want more IPs, stick another
router in with a different netmask, and bridge between the two
networks.



Mark McIntyre


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