ethernet question???

dac69er

dac69er

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i have a wireless router downstairs near the phone line. i have ran an ethernet cable upstairs to my pc.

i want to move my xbox upstairs as well and have the ability to run both the xbox and the pc online at the same time. is this possible with the same cable with an adapter or hub or will i have to switch it around everytime i want to use either one or run another cable down to the router?

hope that makes sense :)
 
Texx

Texx

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Any idea if your wireless router has an uplink port? If it has you should be able to run a cable from the uplink port of the router to a port-switching hub.

If the router doesn't have an uplink port or the switch doesn't have the ability to detect the devices connected to it, you might need to use a crossover cable to make the connection.
 
dac69er

dac69er

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its a sky router made by sagem, not alot of info on it tbh. think it just has the normal 4 ethernet ports out the back and thats it.

can you not just get an ethernet switch? or would that not work?
think there are a few netgear ones kicking about at work i could try if you think it may work?
 
Texx

Texx

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dac69er said:
can you not just get an ethernet switch? or would that not work?
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Should work OK. If the switch doesn't have an Auto MDI/MDIX function, then you'll probably need to use a crossover cable instead of a standard patch cable to connect it up to the router.
 
Texx

Texx

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The FS105, FS108 and FS116 Unmanaged switches are standards based for easy integration of Ethernet (10 Mbps) and Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) devices. These switches feature 5, 8 or 16 ports. All the ports provide automatic speed and duplex sensing, plus Auto Uplink to adjust for straight-through or crossover cables and make the right connection.
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Should work fine with a normal patch cable.
 
Dub-Se7en

Dub-Se7en

Lifer
dac69er said:
these are the sort of things we have laying about that i could probably steal to try out:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NETGEAR-FS105...puting_NetworkSwitches_RL&hash=item5888793c93

can you not get a patch to crossover adapter instead of changing the complete cable if that is the case? i had to pull up a load of carpets to get the cable in nicely :(
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that will work fine on a normal patch cable, as i use a 4-port netgear router into a 16port version of that switch without issue

at home i am using 2 of these

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-082-BE

one set up to be a router, the other as an access point/switch. means i have ethernet ports in the 2 important rooms plus n spec wifi transmitters at opposite ends of the house
 
Arnold

Arnold

Lifer
dac69er said:
i have a wireless router downstairs near the phone line. i have ran an ethernet cable upstairs to my pc.

i want to move my xbox upstairs as well and have the ability to run both the xbox and the pc online at the same time. is this possible with the same cable with an adapter or hub or will i have to switch it around everytime i want to use either one or run another cable down to the router?

hope that makes sense :)
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Why not get a wireless adaptor for the xbox?
 
dac69er

dac69er

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Dub-Se7en said:
cos they're expensive, and a bit shite, would much rather connect over ethernet
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yup. looked at the wireless adapter and it was about £40. got myself a 5 port netgear one from work today. when i get the xbox upstairs ill try it out.
 
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