Using Hub for Home Network

[Rob]

I have a Linksys BEFSR41 router which I get my internet connection
through (from Toshiba modem), then run an ethernet cable to another
part of the house. I have had only one computer at the end of that
line, now want two. I have a D-link DE-805TP hub, is there anyway to
be able to get this to work so that I can share the internet
connection with the two computers? The hub doesn't have a dedicated
port for the internet connection like the Linksys, it has 5 ports all
look to be the same. I have connected up the line from the Linksys to
it as well as both computers with straight thru patch cables and it
does not seem to work. Am I using the right device? What would be
the cheapest way to get this to work?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I have a Linksys BEFSR41 router which I get my internet connection
through (from Toshiba modem), then run an ethernet cable to another
part of the house. I have had only one computer at the end of that
line, now want two. I have a D-link DE-805TP hub, is there anyway to
be able to get this to work so that I can share the internet
connection with the two computers?
Yes.

The hub doesn't have a dedicated
port for the internet connection like the Linksys

Nor would it - it's a hub, not a router/gateway.

, it has 5 ports all
look to be the same.

Yep. They are.

I have connected up the line from the Linksys to
it as well as both computers with straight thru patch cables and it
does not seem to work. Am I using the right device? What would be
the cheapest way to get this to work?

If the hub doesn't have an "uplink" port (sometimes there's a little button
you can press), you will need to use a crossover cable from the Linksys to
one of the hub ports.

Frankly, I'd ditch the hub (hubs are inferior to switches, and switches are
so inexpensive now) and get a decent little Ethernet switch with an uplink
port. You can then use your regular straight-through cable, connect it to
the switch's uplink port, and then connect both PCs to the other ports in
the switch. Voila.

 

[Rob]

Nor would it - it's a hub, not a router/gateway.


Yep. They are.


If the hub doesn't have an "uplink" port (sometimes there's a little button
you can press), you will need to use a crossover cable from the Linksys to
one of the hub ports.

Frankly, I'd ditch the hub (hubs are inferior to switches, and switches are
so inexpensive now) and get a decent little Ethernet switch with an uplink
port. You can then use your regular straight-through cable, connect it to
the switch's uplink port, and then connect both PCs to the other ports in
the switch. Voila.

Good answer. My connection from the Linksys to the location where I
have my computers is 25' and it is already run with a straight cable,
so I'm going to go the switch route.

 

[Rob]

Nor would it - it's a hub, not a router/gateway.


Yep. They are.


If the hub doesn't have an "uplink" port (sometimes there's a little button
you can press), you will need to use a crossover cable from the Linksys to
one of the hub ports.

Frankly, I'd ditch the hub (hubs are inferior to switches, and switches are
so inexpensive now) and get a decent little Ethernet switch with an uplink
port. You can then use your regular straight-through cable, connect it to
the switch's uplink port, and then connect both PCs to the other ports in
the switch. Voila.

Is it true that I could also use this little device to convert my
straight cable run to a crossover cable?

 

[Rob]

Is it true that I could also use this little device to convert my
straight cable run to a crossover cable?

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