What happens if an unmanaged ethernet switch is looped …
What would happen, if anything at all, if I were to connect an unmanaged network switch to itself with a normal Ethernet cable? Scenario 1. If I had an 8-port unmanaged switch and I plug one end of an Ethernet cable into port 1 and the other end into port 2. This would be a consumer level switch, the kind available on Amazon for $20. Scenario 2
Maximum Bandwidth through gigabit switch - Super User
2015年2月3日 · A switch designed to guarantee it can do this will be marketed has having an aggregate throughput of: 2 * (#-of-ports) * (speed-per-port) This is sort of double-counting because the data going out any given port must have come in some other port, but this double-counting has become a de facto industry standard marketing practice.
Why doesn't it matter which ports I use on a switch?
The switch has a single "uplink" port that connects to a router. Sometimes there is a toggle button to turn that uplink function on and off. The switch has a mixed of regular ports and power-over-ethernet ports (these are used for VOIP phones) and the POE ports would be marked differently.
Is a router necessary between a modem and a switch?
2016年6月23日 · Yes and no. The router provides a local network, and distributes local IP addresses to all the computers connected to it, while only using 1 external IP provided by your ISP. Without the router, that switch is going to try to give each PC on the network, it's own external facing IP address.
networking - Connecting a switch to a cable modem - Super User
When you connect a switch to your cable modem each device connected to the switch attempts to get an IP address directly from your ISP. One device will get an IP and the rest will be left withouth. When you connect a router between the modem and the switch the router gets the 1 IP address from your ISP and creates a new network with its own ...
Switch is working, but not showing up on LAN scan?
2018年1月15日 · The computer that you are using must have an IP address on the same network as the switch's IP address. You stated that you are connected via Wi-Fi. Let's remove all the variables. Unplug the switch from your other network devices. (This will stop the default DHCP behavior) Plug your computer directly in to the switch using an ethernet cable
Ethernet switch has not internet connection - Super User
2020年9月28日 · Does this work? Does the computer have Internet? If so, the switch is suspect and you may wish to return and try a different switch. (2) Next, try a better cable (top quality cable) and see if that works by itself and with the switch. (3) Cable construction: Use a preformed cable with ends if at all possible.
Can I split one Ethernet line coming out of my wall into multiple ...
A router has an advantage over a switch in this situation, if your ISP is blocking access to one computer at a time. A router is probably almost as cheap as a switch these days and far more prevalent among consumer setups. A typical consumer router is actually a router + network switch + wireless access point.
networking - Network switch with a wifi connection - Super User
2019年7月16日 · Many Wi-Fi devices have this mode – usually "range extenders" but occassionally "wireless routers" as well. (The former don't actually have a switch; they're just a bridge between Wi-Fi and a single Ethernet port. You'll need a separate switch, and it's really for the best. The latter usually have a 4-port switch.)
Can I connect two routers to one switch? - Super User
2012年5月29日 · A typically, consumer Wireless router creates its own Subnet so it can help isolate both of them. If you are keen on dual ISP, then instead of 2 routers downstream from Switch, you'd want to look into Dual WAN Router upstream from Switch. Its not clear what equipment you are using and what you are trying to achieve. –