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Grumpy Old Man
Sorry guys but you are ALL wrong!!!
He seems to be going direct from the NTL MODEM to a switch.
You can only connect ONE device to the modem, in networking terms that is.
It will only allow one mac* address at a time.
What's needed is a cable router between the modem and switch, that way the modem only sees one mac* address (the router) and the router contains the DHCP/DNS etc that has been mentioned.
*mac address is the unique address that is hard coded into every ethernet device or network card.
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Originally Posted by
sleah
Sorry guys but you are ALL wrong!!!
He seems to be going direct from the NTL MODEM to a switch.
You can only connect ONE device to the modem, in networking terms that is.
It will only allow one mac* address at a time.
What's needed is a cable router between the modem and switch, that way the modem only sees one mac* address (the router) and the router contains the DHCP/DNS etc that has been mentioned.
*mac address is the unique address that is hard coded into every ethernet device or network card.
Having read through the thread again - you're spot on
A switch in this application is useless without a router to connect multiple devices (multiple MAC addresses) to the same gateway (modem).
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and whats the cable between the modem and the switch called ?
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Originally Posted by
501damian501
and whats the cable between the modem and the switch called ?
Ethernet/RJ45/network/Cat 5 cable. It can be either straight wired or crossover in this case - and in any case really, with modern hardware.
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Originally Posted by
sleah
Sorry guys but you are ALL wrong!!!
What's needed is a cable router between the modem and switch, that way the modem only sees one mac* address (the router) and the router contains the DHCP/DNS etc that has been mentioned.
Hence the suggestion to use one PC as a gateway for the others.
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Originally Posted by
vectisvibe
Hence the suggestion to use one PC as a gateway for the others.
I got told if I do it that way, I would have to have the PC switched on as well as my laptop.
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Or just get a router/modem/switch all rolled into one, there's plenty on the market.
First one I found on google... http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...tle#ps-sellers
Though it might be worth speaking to your ISP as they may only support certain models.
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Grumpy Old Man
Originally Posted by
Danno13
Danno, that won't work for the OP as he is on NTL/Virgin which is a cable service.
The modem is Virgin's kit that is hooked on to the incoming cable and presents a single ethernet port to the customer. It's quite different to ADSL.
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