Wired or wireless router with 5 lan ports

[Dallascisco]

I have a client who is adding a dsl line into his bsuiness and has a local wired network of 5 computers all linked via a wired switch. He would like to add internet access but all the router, wired or wireless, I can find at a decent price only have 4 lan ports. I'd like not to have to upstream a switch but it looks like I may have too. Can you guys help me find a router that will do what I need?

 

[seepy83]

There would be no performance loss by connecting a switch with more ports to one of the router's ports and attaching all of the computers to that switch. So I would suggest you go that route and call it a day instead of trying to find a single device that will suit your client's needs today, but will leave him in the same situation next year when all of a sudden he needs to add another computer, or printer, or NAS, etc to his LAN.

 

[postaled]

There would be no performance loss by connecting a switch with more ports to one of the router's ports and attaching all of the computers to that switch. So I would suggest you go that route and call it a day instead of trying to find a single device that will suit your client's needs today, but will leave him in the same situation next year when all of a sudden he needs to add another computer, or printer, or NAS, etc to his LAN.

Definitely this.