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OK,
Here is my current setup so you will better be able to
understand/answer my question. I currently have a cable modem,
connected to a D-Link Cable/DSL router. That router has a number of
devices connected to it. One of the ports goes to my 10/100 12 port
hub. On that 10/100 hub numerous computers are connected to it. I
now have a NETGEAR wireless router attached to the 10/100 12 port hub.
I could have gotten an access point, but the router was a better deal
with all the rebates.
OK, so I see with this setup constant traffic all over the place.
Expected since regular hubs are chatty and talk to everything trying
to communicate. If I was to replace the 10/100 hub with a switch,
which is supposed to manage mac addresses / ip connections and route
the traffic to the right system without all the chatter, how does this
work with the NETGEAR or D-LINK routers in the chain? If I plug in a
router to the switch, how does the switch know to route traffic for
all the computers connected to the router the requests? Does it have
the ability to know that there are multiple mac addresses on one
network connection? Is this a bad setup?
If I have not explained it well, let me know and I can clarify
further.
Thanks.
JR
OK,
Here is my current setup so you will better be able to
understand/answer my question. I currently have a cable modem,
connected to a D-Link Cable/DSL router. That router has a number of
devices connected to it. One of the ports goes to my 10/100 12 port
hub. On that 10/100 hub numerous computers are connected to it. I
now have a NETGEAR wireless router attached to the 10/100 12 port hub.
I could have gotten an access point, but the router was a better deal
with all the rebates.
OK, so I see with this setup constant traffic all over the place.
Expected since regular hubs are chatty and talk to everything trying
to communicate. If I was to replace the 10/100 hub with a switch,
which is supposed to manage mac addresses / ip connections and route
the traffic to the right system without all the chatter, how does this
work with the NETGEAR or D-LINK routers in the chain? If I plug in a
router to the switch, how does the switch know to route traffic for
all the computers connected to the router the requests? Does it have
the ability to know that there are multiple mac addresses on one
network connection? Is this a bad setup?
If I have not explained it well, let me know and I can clarify
further.
Thanks.
JR