Switch Going to Router?

OK, here's my question:

I have several computers on my desk which are connected
to my wireless router with short Ethernet cables. The
wireless function is used by my notebook computer which
is used in various parts of the house. Coverage is
obstructed and I have to move the router to a different
spot in the house which will have a more consistent
signal at the notebook wherever it's used. So...I will
have to have a longer Ethernet connection from my
office computers to the router. Rather than run three
or four 25' ethernet cables connecting each individual
computer to the router, can I run all of them into a
switch (remember those?) at my desk and have a single
25' cable go from the switch to the router? Switch and
router are both 10/100 fast Ethernet from the same
manufacturer and presumably compatible otherwise.

I have all the parts to do this, if it will work.
Otherwise I'll have to waste three hours on a trip to
Fry's to get anything else additional.

Thanks for any help.

Yes, one cable from router to switch, and multiple pc's plugged into switch


"Always Another Question" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> OK, here's my question:
>
> I have several computers on my desk which are connected
> to my wireless router with short Ethernet cables. The
> wireless function is used by my notebook computer which
> is used in various parts of the house. Coverage is
> obstructed and I have to move the router to a different
> spot in the house which will have a more consistent
> signal at the notebook wherever it's used. So...I will
> have to have a longer Ethernet connection from my
> office computers to the router. Rather than run three
> or four 25' ethernet cables connecting each individual
> computer to the router, can I run all of them into a
> switch (remember those?) at my desk and have a single
> 25' cable go from the switch to the router? Switch and
> router are both 10/100 fast Ethernet from the same
> manufacturer and presumably compatible otherwise.
>
> I have all the parts to do this, if it will work.
> Otherwise I'll have to waste three hours on a trip to
> Fry's to get anything else additional.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>

You don't need to have parts from the same vendor for this to work. Just
make sure to use Cat5e cable or better and if you make your own ends that
they are made properly.
Also, make sure you use a 10/100/1000 switch and not a hub.

Adair


"Always Another Question" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> OK, here's my question:
>
> I have several computers on my desk which are connected
> to my wireless router with short Ethernet cables. The
> wireless function is used by my notebook computer which
> is used in various parts of the house. Coverage is
> obstructed and I have to move the router to a different
> spot in the house which will have a more consistent
> signal at the notebook wherever it's used. So...I will
> have to have a longer Ethernet connection from my
> office computers to the router. Rather than run three
> or four 25' ethernet cables connecting each individual
> computer to the router, can I run all of them into a
> switch (remember those?) at my desk and have a single
> 25' cable go from the switch to the router? Switch and
> router are both 10/100 fast Ethernet from the same
> manufacturer and presumably compatible otherwise.
>
> I have all the parts to do this, if it will work.
> Otherwise I'll have to waste three hours on a trip to
> Fry's to get anything else additional.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>

"RBM" wrote:

> Yes, one cable from router to switch, and multiple pc's plugged into switch

Very good! Thanks!

Just for clarification- your AP/router is typically also a
switch- switching traffic between its local ethernet ports
and wireless clients. All those are logically connected
to the same switch.

Then you'd simply be cascading switch(es) from an
ethernet port. Without concern about crossover ethernet
cables, because of the inherent smarts of current switches.

HTH,
J


On Sep 19, 6:55 pm, "Always Another Question"
<nob...@pseudo.borked.net> wrote:
> OK, here's my question:
>
> I have several computers on my desk which are connected
> to my wireless router with short Ethernet cables. The
> wireless function is used by my notebook computer which
> is used in various parts of the house. Coverage is
> obstructed and I have to move the router to a different
> spot in the house which will have a more consistent
> signal at the notebook wherever it's used. So...I will
> have to have a longer Ethernet connection from my
> office computers to the router. Rather than run three
> or four 25' ethernet cables connecting each individual
> computer to the router, can I run all of them into a
> switch (remember those?) at my desk and have a single
> 25' cable go from the switch to the router? Switch and
> router are both 10/100 fast Ethernet from the same
> manufacturer and presumably compatible otherwise.
>
> I have all the parts to do this, if it will work.
> Otherwise I'll have to waste three hours on a trip to
> Fry's to get anything else additional.
>
> Thanks for any help.