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24th July 2006, 11:52 PM #46
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Sbranden,
I tried number 1 and it didn't work.
I am gunna buy a router, case closed!!
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24th July 2006, 11:56 PM #47
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No worries mate, ust trying to save you approximately 1/20 of a domino.
good luck with it all. Networking can be a headache.
shaun
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30th July 2006, 03:44 PM #48
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It works, it works, at last it works!!!!
Finally,
I talked to one of our "trainees" at work, her other job is IT, previosly working OS designing web pages and setting up networks.
Her advice on the switch, "don't bother it won't work and even if it did it would require configuration ..................." at which point I blacked out!
Too much IT talk for me, an unIT person. Her advice on the network, sell the switch and buy the router. So I did, I have the D-Link 704UP, so we can run the printer as well. Overall an easy setup and I am very happy!
BTW Gumby, you were right.
Thanks all.
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30th July 2006, 04:17 PM #49
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I say nothing
Originally Posted by felixe
If at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.
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30th July 2006, 04:47 PM #50
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"That doesn't make sense to me. Why would they have developed routers if switches will do the job? Did you tell them it was for sharing the connection?"
They don't do the same job. A router has an IP address of it's own. Then all of it's ports have different, individual IP addresses (typically in a VPN type configuration). That way the only address the outside world knows of is the router. The router then routs the incoming traffic to the appropriate port.
A switch simply connects different segments of one LAN together. It may or may not be smart enough to send packets only to the computer in question. Or it may just resend all traffic it receives out on every port connected to it. Obviously the first type costs more.
From what you describe, the router is the one for you. You generally have the additional benefits of firewall built-in.
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30th July 2006, 05:03 PM #51
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Hi Eddie,
what's going on here, is that a quote or are you shouting???
I am confused?
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30th July 2006, 05:15 PM #52
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Ah, the Bob Hawke approach. Come in when it's all sorted. Originally Posted by Eddie Jones
If at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.
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30th July 2006, 05:17 PM #53
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It worked well for Bob, dinnit?
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