Please help! Newbie with simple question.

[Sephora]

Hi,

I want to network four computers so they can access a cable modem.

Will this work?

http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=23&prid=20

It's the router with a 4-port switch.
Now my problem is, I've heard that using the fourth port and WAN port
at the same time won't work. Is this true? I do believe that for hubs, using the
port closest to the uplink while using the uplink doesn't work.

Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Dilsnik]

Not an expert, so grain of salt, the 4 ports can be used with the wan port, but not with the UPLINK port.
If you use the uplink port, you cant use port 1 at the same time. Uplink ports are used to connect your router to a hub or another router, not to your cable/dsl modem. You connect your cable/dsl modem to the WAN port. It's not shared with any other port.
The UPLINK port is shared, though, with port 1.
Hope this helps.
Dils

 

[sohcrates]

yeah, that'll work

WAN port is not counted as one of the 4 LAN ports.

Plug broadband into WAN port and all 4 comps into LAN ports and away you go!

 

[Sephora]

Thanks you two! The computer "expert" at the store had me buying an 8-port for 4 computers!

This will save me quite a bit of cash.

Thanks again.