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Posted by glen herrmannsfeldt on February 19, 2007, 3:48 am
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Peter wrote:
> I have a wired network throughout my house. I now need to connect two
> additional devices (3 total) in one room that is at the far end of the
> house from the location of my router/switch. Running additional cables is
> not an option and I do not want to use wireless. So, can I simply get
> another router/switch in this room and connect its input to one of the
> ports on the main router/switch or would I use just a second switch (no
> router) in this room or something else? Thanx.
If you use another NAT router you will have a new network, and that
is probably not what you want. Besides, switches without routers
usually cost less. Just get a switch.
There are some reasons, such as isolation, that you might want
another router. I don't see any of those reasons above, though.
-- glen
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