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Ok D-link, Linksys or ??? We need a 16port router

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randym431

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Am I the only one that has out grown my 8port wired router? With two tivo's, d-link media player, networked printer, wireless access point, Webtv's new MSN TV2, two pc's, and a wired netcam ( I think thats it) all using the network or networkable devices. So I'm looking at 16 port routers and they start at $350+. 8 port are under $100 (even $75), so why the big price jump for 16 port? And why so few making anything past an 8 port router? I could go switches/hubs as an addon, but that gets messy with all that hardware and getting it to work. I just need linksys or d-link to make a simple, cheap 16port router for home use. Thats all... Am I alone? Maybe something around $125 - $150 (if 8 ports are under $100)???
 
Sell your 8 port, buy a nice 4 port and then get a nice size size to hook up to the router. Run everything through the switch and just use the router for the routing tasks and dhcp.
 
Your best bet is just getting a compact switch and stacking you router on it.
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Well, thats what I was trying to avoid.

I could go switches/hubs as an addon, but that gets messy with all that hardware and getting it to work.
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I say that because, actually, I had an old 4-port linksys router, unused. So I followed some forum directions to turn off dhcp and make it a switch. It "kinda" worked, but very flakey. Devices running thru the router-turned-switch seemed to hang often. Work sometimes, and not others. For some reason, the 8-port router didnt always like having a 4-port router-to-switch hooked to it. The only things I was kind of lost about was setting an ip address for the 4-port router-to-switch (what ip to use), and I only had a stright-thru cable to hook the routers together. Some say to only use cross-over, but I believe linksys routers can detect diff cables, and adjust on its own. Anyway, thats one reason just a nice 16-port router (under $150) would be nifty.
 
It's not messy getting it to work at all. Hook your modem to wan on router, switch to port 1 and into the switch with a normal network cable if it autodetects. Leave DHCP on if you have a cable connection. I'm not sure why you were turning it off.
 
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It's not messy getting it to work at all. Hook your modem to wan on router, switch to port 1 and into the switch with a normal network cable if it autodetects. Leave DHCP on if you have a cable connection. I'm not sure why you were turning it off.
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He said it was two routers he was connecting...

Easiest way is simply to add a switch to your network...
 
Yeah, your best bet is to buy an actual switch to hook up to your setup. Not a router-turned-switch, but a switch. Something like this: Linksys 16-port EtherFast Workgroup Switch would work for your situation. Trust me in saying that any problems you had in the past in trying to use a "switch" were because you were trying to set up another router as a switch, instead of just using a switch.

With a switch, it's just plug one end of a cable into the switch, the other end into one of the ports on the router, and then any devices you plug into the switch will act as if they're plugged into the router (as far as getting an IP address and such goes).

JW
 
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