Questions tagged [switch]
A network switch or a hub is a computer networking device that connects network segments.
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Difference between Ethernet splitter and switch
I have one Ethernet port that is wired directly to the router on another level. However, I want to run a desktop and a server both off this one Ethernet port. Can anyone tell me the difference ...
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Can I connect a PC to a PoE switch?
I have a switch with Power over Ethernet capabilities. Is it allowed to connect a PC to a PoE switch?
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Convert a router to a switch?
I have a couple of modem/routers that came with ISP services that are no longer being used. At the moment I have the current ISP's router running the wireless network and a wired portion to a couple ...
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Can I use a ethernet splitter to connect a router to two devices? [duplicate]
I have a portable mini wireless router with different functions (AP/Client/Router).
Can I use a ethernet splitter to give internet access to two devices? The router only has a ethernet port and ...
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Will multiple switches slow transfer speed
I want to create link between a data server (It's more like NAS) and around 300 computers.
Data transferred per day is around 2GB/computer and speed really matters.
If I use a single switch it would ...
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Will using a 10/100 router stunt gigabit switch speeds for an internal network?
I have a 10/100 Verizon router. 3 computers are connected to this via Ethernet. I'd like to put a gigabit switch between the computers and router to enable gigabit speeds on the intranet.
If the ...
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Can you mix gigabit and 10/100 ethernet on the same network?
I have an Apple Airport Extreme Gigabit router and some new machines I need to put on my network (PS3, Mrs' laptop etc.) but the router has only got four ports so I was thinking of getting a simple, ...
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What is a router? What is a switch? and What is a hub?
I always mess up with the basic concepts in networking. This are the very basic questions.
What is a router, its functions and what is meant by routing?
What is a switch, its functions? Many time I ...
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VLAN Configuration for Home Network
I would like to provide some separation of devices in my home network using a managed switch. I've read other related questions/answers, but they have different requirements that get into VLAN ...
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Does All LAN Traffic Travel Through A Router
I have a very simple question: if I have a router (DHCP enabled - leasing IP addresses between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254) with a switch plugged in, and I plug two computers into the switch, will ...
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Crossover cable or straight through between multiple hubs/switches
I'm networking a bunch of Raspberry Pis together on a subnet as shown in my highly technical diagram below:
I'm wondering if the red cables are supposed to be crossover cables or straight through? ...
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Can I split one Ethernet line coming out of my wall into multiple separate lines?
I live in an apartment which provides Internet service included in the rent.
They use a company called Pavlov for the Internet http://pavlovmedia.net/
wireless seems to be working fine but wired ...
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Should I use a network hub or network switch?
I want to put a networking device on an Ethernet connection between 2 digital devices. The communication will be 1-to-1; there will only be 2 devices connected through the networking device. And I ...
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Do I need to bother about correctly uninstalling Mac software?
I'm a recent switcher from Windows. Uninstalling programs correctly is a big deal on that platform because of the crap that gets left everywhere if you don't.
On the Mac I've noticed the majority of ...
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What is "Switching Bandwidth"?
I am trying to decipher exactly what is meant by switching bandwidth on tech specs for various switches. I think I understand, but I'm not so sure.
I know that a port on a 10/100/1000 switch can ...
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How to communicate with devices that have the same IP address
I have a situation where I need to communicate via telnet to multiple devices that have the same IP address. The context is that I am writing a "final test" of devices in a manufacturing facility. ...
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How can I troubleshoot a powerline (homeplug) and switch connection?
Due to living in a multistory house, we use powerline (homeplug) adapters, which in principle works fine.
We have several restrictions though:
All powerline adapters currently in service have only ...
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Can I share my usb keyboard between two computers
I love my Filco keyboard, I use it as primary keyboard for my Lenovo thinkpad all time. Now Im moving into the mac world and wonder:
is it possible to split my USB keyboard between two USB ports, ie ...
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Multiple internet connections, incoming packets on wrong NIC port (inbound routing issue?)
I'm gonna say sorry from the get go because I don't really know what to ask. There may be an answer somewhere, but my googling didn't get me any.
Here's a sketch of my setup (named things easy) so we ...
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How can I determine if a network switch has sufficient bandwidth to support PC to PC transfers at the same time as internet access?
I have a problem with a switch that will allow high traffic between two PCs yet this transfer interferes with a third that wants to get through the switch to a router and on to the internet. As a ...
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Why is a router needed?
I‘ve been trying to figure out why a router is needed. I know a router can be used for DHCP and some other things, but I’m just thinking of networking with static IPs. So the following:
Is it ...
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What differences are there between "home" switches and "professional" switches?
Our radio station uses a PtP wireless system to stream our radio and TV signals from our studio up a hill to our transmitter. We have been having problems with warbly sound and drop outs that come ...
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Can I use Cat6 cables on a Cat5 switch?
I will change the switch to Cat6 next week, but I need the net to work with the old switch for a few days.
What happens when you plug a Cat6 cable to a cat5 port ?
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Can I configure my Windows 10 PC as a DHCP server on a local switch?
I'm creating a local network that I would like to have DHCP capability.
I have a primary Windows 10 PC that will be on the local network full time. Is it possible to configure this PC as a DHCP server ...
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Do routers act like switches when devices are connected to it by Ethernet cables or not?
In my networking class I learned that routers send data to all computers on the network, compared to switches that send data only to the MAC address that is needed.
My question is if devices are ...
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Open Google Chrome in Incognito Mode?
Is there any way (perhaps some target switch?) to place a Google Chrome shortcut in my quick launch tray and have it open in incognito mode?
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100Mbps and Gigabit switch on the same LAN
I have a simple 10/100 router at home. Suppose I connect a gigabit switch to one of its ports and several gigabit devices to the switch.
Will the gigabit devices be able to communicate full speed?
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About MTU settings in machines and switch
Suppose I have two machines and one switch.
M1--Switch--M2.
The settings are:
M1 has MTU set to 100
Switch has MTU set to 1000
M2 has MTU set to 1000.
Questions:
When M1 tries to send a ...
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Switch or Router for LAN party?
I was wondering, if I want to play games with lots of my friends, without clogging up my house's router's connection (my grandma will be using it at the time), whether I should buy a network switch ...
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2 WAN to LAN, What router do I need? [closed]
I did CCNA a long, long time ago at school, and now I need to use it. But as you know, you forget things quite easily when not using them. :P
Ok, I need a router that is able to be connected to 2 WAN ...
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Can a VLAN be configured to function correctly even if there are unmanaged switches in the network?
Is it possible to configure individual ports on a managed switch to block specific VLAN traffic?
I've been trying to read up on this but I haven't found a definitive answer yet. Our home network is ...
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MultiMonitorTool.exe questions
I am using Multimonitortool.exe to switch between displays, to be precise: i got 3 Monitors, while Monitor 1 and 2 are permanentely on and Monitor 3 is turned on only when i need it. If i need it, ...
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Unifi pro switch without controller
We have a UniFi Switch Pro 48 PoE and we want to use it without a unifi controller but when we connect to the switch and change the configuration it is not saved, after a reboot the configuration is ...
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How does Minecraft find LAN servers?
The Minecraft client (when you enter "multiplayer" mode) says "Scanning LAN for Local Servers..."
What is it doing?
Here's my problem: if computer A and computer B are connected together through ...
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What is the difference between LAN port and WAN port in the routers with integrated switches?
In the latest routers, where switching function is integrated into the box will have few LAN ports (say usually, 4 or 8) and 1 WAN port.
Usual configuration would be to connect computers or printers ...
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How to configure VLANs for IPTV and Internet?
I have a setup right now, where I need to switch ports every time when I want to watch a TV or to use Internet on my PC. Main issue that everything works via PowerLine adapters and I can't get a ...
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Can the gateway IP be different then the IP of the router?
Can you have:
Router LAN IP: 10.0.0.1
Gateway IP: 10.0.10.254
To the clients connected?
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Does a switch know the mac address of other port of a bridge?
Let's say we have switches A and B, they are connected by bridge C.
Does A knows about the mac of nics connected to B?
Is it true that every time when nic on A want to send a frame to nic on B, the ...
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routing to a computer on a switch behind a router?
Here is the setup:
Cable Modem -> Vonage "Router" (not really sure if it is a full router or not) -> Linksys Router -> Netgear Switch -> PC
When I had the PC connected directly to the router I could ...
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Consumer Switch MAX Throughput [closed]
So I am trying to find the specs on consumer switch I am thinking about buying but as it is consumer product...not a lot of info.
I am a Cisco Engineer which makes this all the more aggrevating...for ...
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Is a trunk switchport multiple collision domains for all its individual device switchports?
All devices on a switch belong to the same broadcast domain but each switchport is its own collision domain. As a result they operate in full duplex with no need to sense traffic.
Assume a simple non-...
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KVM switch vs. multiple V switches plus KM switch
I have noticed that KVM switches are usually expensive, limited in the choice of video interface such as having only one of either only HDMI or DP rather than both and being limited in the number of ...
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Use Mouse Without Borders Selectively Over LAN
The place I'm living at right now has really terrible (slow and unsecured) WiFi, and I have a desktop and a laptop that I want to use at the same time using the same set of keyboard and mouse. To ...
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How to access (or switch between) tray icons with shortcut in windows? [duplicate]
How to access (or switch between) tray icons with defined shortcuts in windows? I have many running programs which I cannot reach with alt-tab because they are not in taskbar - they are in tray. How ...
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In windows 7, how to check from command-line if the wifi hardware switch is on or off?
In windows 7, how to check from command-line if the wifi hardware switch is on or off ?
I will show you what happens when you toggle the hardware switch so that you may understand what exactly I am ...
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Switching keyboard/mouse/ethernet between two computers
At work, there are two computers side by side that share the same mouse/keyboard/internet cable (luckily the monitor has two cable inputs). We have to keep on switching these wires whenever we want to ...
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Network: Is there a patch panel switch combo?
My current network setup is cat5 or cat5e cables going from the wall into a patch panel, from there I have Ethernet cables connected to a switch, and the switch is also connected to a router.
Is ...
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Using a 4 NIC mini-server as a switch while using bond mode 4
Already tried pulling answers out of the debian docs, but it's a rare combination, so I'm asking this here; A small business I work for has a mini computer, running a minimal Debian 11 and some LAN ...
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HP Procurve 2010-24 J9019B 24 port network switch firmware [closed]
I have looked everywhere, and cannot find a firmware download for my network switch, HPE doesn't have the files as they are legacy and no longer accessible, if ANYONE has a copy of the latest firmware,...
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Trying to achieve faster file transfer rates on my home network
I have tried to work through this problem on my own, but I have reached the point where I need your help, and/or encouragement.
I have a small home network set up. The main components are
2 Macs ...