How many conputers . . .?

My old router had four ports, permitting four computers to be connected to it.

I now have a wireless router.
Disregarding the four physical ports it has, is there a limit to the number of
computers that can simultaneously "connect" to it in the wireless mode?
If so, would that number be reduced if any or all of the physical ports are
used?

(This question is really hypothetical, but I was just wondering . . .)

Thanks!
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Old enough . . .
to know I don't know a thing.

From: "Old Enough" <(E-Mail Removed)>

| My old router had four ports, permitting four computers to be connected to it.
|
| I now have a wireless router.
| Disregarding the four physical ports it has, is there a limit to the number of
| computers that can simultaneously "connect" to it in the wireless mode?
| If so, would that number be reduced if any or all of the physical ports are
| used?
|
| (This question is really hypothetical, but I was just wondering . . .)
|
| Thanks!
| ____________________________
| Old enough . . .
| to know I don't know a thing.

The standard SOHO LAN uses private address scheme with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

That means that there are 255 total nodes. Subtract the node .255 and .1 that leaves 253
useable nodes on a SOHO LAN. This is NOT hypothetical.

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Dave
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:14:49 GMT, "David H. Lipman"
<DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:

>From: "Old Enough" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>| is there a limit to the number of
>| computers that can simultaneously "connect" to it in the wireless mode?

>
>That means that there are 255 total nodes. Subtract the node .255 and .1 that leaves 253
>useable nodes on a SOHO LAN.

Thanks, Dave!
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Old enough . . .
to know I don't know a thing.

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:07:15 -0500, Old Enough <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>My old router had four ports, permitting four computers to be connected to it.
>
>I now have a wireless router.
>Disregarding the four physical ports it has, is there a limit to the number of
>computers that can simultaneously "connect" to it in the wireless mode?
>If so, would that number be reduced if any or all of the physical ports are
>used?
>
>(This question is really hypothetical, but I was just wondering . . .)
>
>Thanks!
>____________________________
>Old enough . . .
>to know I don't know a thing.
Dave is correct on the 253 number, HOWEVER that many accessing the net
all at once will be incredibly slow! If you really have that many you
will need some software/hardware to limit the actual throughput each
pc can use of the total. It will also clog the heck out of one router!