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Impossible to find networking equipment =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Tom=E1s_=D3_h=C 03-29-2008
Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Tom=E1s_=D3_h=C on March 29, 2008, 12:07 pm
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Since the boom in home broadband equipment, it's impossible to find
proper networking devices on eBay. At the moment, I'm looking for a
device which converges the following:

1) A router that will route from one Ethernet port to another, NOT
from one Ethernet port to a phone line, NOT from one Ethernet port to
a coax cable.
2) A switch, maybe four ports or so.
3) A wireless access point.

If I type "wireless router" into eBay though, I get five bizzillion
items that can only route from Ethernet port to phone line, or
Ethernet port to coax cable. I can't for the life of me find a router
that can route from Ethernet port to Ethernet port.

My problem is as follows:

I have a direct connection to the internet, i.e. my computer has a
public IP address. Instead of taking the Ethernet cable from the wall
and connecting it into my computer, I want to connect it into a
router. On the LAN side of the router, all the nodes will have private
IP addresses, and the router will perform NAT so that all the nodes
can surf the web simultaneously. Also, I want the device to have a
built-in switch and a built-in access point.

If someone could please suggest the make and model for some cheap
devices, I'd be appreciative. My ISP is offering one for $100 but I'm
guessing I can get one cheaper off eBay... but first I need to know a
make and model.

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Posted by News Reader on March 29, 2008, 12:19 pm
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Most hobbyist class routers on the market have an integrated switch
built into them.

If you buy a wireless router, you will have the wireless functionality
you need.

You claims of not being able to find a router with an Ethernet WAN port
are absurd.

I doubt there is a single computer store in the country that doesn't
sell one.

If you have a manufacturer in mind, visit their web site, determine the
model number of a suitable product, and continue your search on eBay.

Best Regards,
News Reader

Tomás Ó hÉilidhe wrote:
> Since the boom in home broadband equipment, it's impossible to find
> proper networking devices on eBay. At the moment, I'm looking for a
> device which converges the following:
>
> 1) A router that will route from one Ethernet port to another, NOT
> from one Ethernet port to a phone line, NOT from one Ethernet port to
> a coax cable.
> 2) A switch, maybe four ports or so.
> 3) A wireless access point.
>
> If I type "wireless router" into eBay though, I get five bizzillion
> items that can only route from Ethernet port to phone line, or
> Ethernet port to coax cable. I can't for the life of me find a router
> that can route from Ethernet port to Ethernet port.
>
> My problem is as follows:
>
> I have a direct connection to the internet, i.e. my computer has a
> public IP address. Instead of taking the Ethernet cable from the wall
> and connecting it into my computer, I want to connect it into a
> router. On the LAN side of the router, all the nodes will have private
> IP addresses, and the router will perform NAT so that all the nodes
> can surf the web simultaneously. Also, I want the device to have a
> built-in switch and a built-in access point.
>
> If someone could please suggest the make and model for some cheap
> devices, I'd be appreciative. My ISP is offering one for $100 but I'm
> guessing I can get one cheaper off eBay... but first I need to know a
> make and model.

Posted by P.Schuman on March 29, 2008, 12:54 pm
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Tomás Ó hÉilidhe wrote:
>
> My problem is as follows:
>
> I have a direct connection to the internet, i.e. my computer has a
> public IP address. Instead of taking the Ethernet cable from the wall
> and connecting it into my computer, I want to connect it into a
> router.

sounds like a dorm at a school supplying an Ethernet jack in your room ?
I think most readers of this thread are missing that point...
But - like mentioned - almost all home routers have a WAN port
for the Ethernet connection to the "outside world" - which would be your
dorm jack.

> On the LAN side of the router, all the nodes will have private
> IP addresses, and the router will perform NAT so that all the nodes
> can surf the web simultaneously. Also, I want the device to have a
> built-in switch and a built-in access point.
>
> If someone could please suggest the make and model for some cheap
> devices, I'd be appreciative. My ISP is offering one for $100 but I'm
> guessing I can get one cheaper off eBay... but first I need to know a
> make and model.



Posted by P.Schuman on March 29, 2008, 1:30 pm
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Tomás Ó hÉilidhe wrote:
> Since the boom in home broadband equipment, it's impossible to find
> proper networking devices on eBay. At the moment, I'm looking for a
> device which converges the following:
>
> 1) A router that will route from one Ethernet port to another, NOT
> from one Ethernet port to a phone line, NOT from one Ethernet port to
> a coax cable.
> 2) A switch, maybe four ports or so.
> 3) A wireless access point.
>
> If I type "wireless router" into eBay though, I get five bizzillion
> items that can only route from Ethernet port to phone line, or
> Ethernet port to coax cable. I can't for the life of me find a router
> that can route from Ethernet port to Ethernet port.
>
> My problem is as follows:
>
> I have a direct connection to the internet, i.e. my computer has a
> public IP address. Instead of taking the Ethernet cable from the wall
> and connecting it into my computer, I want to connect it into a
> router. On the LAN side of the router, all the nodes will have private
> IP addresses, and the router will perform NAT so that all the nodes
> can surf the web simultaneously. Also, I want the device to have a
> built-in switch and a built-in access point.
>

These educational lectures are starting to get boring....

We've gone from trying to splice ethernet cables together via a "splitter"
to wanting a hub,
to now wanting to install a router....

pc ----> router/access point -- Ethernet ----> DSL modem or Cable
modem ---> ISP
OR
pc ----> router/access point ----> Ethernet wall jack ----> local LAN ?



Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Tom=E1s_=D3_h=C on March 29, 2008, 1:53 pm
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wrote:

> These educational lectures are starting to get boring....


Then get a hobby and don't waste your time responding.


> pc ----> =A0router/access point -- Ethernet ----> DSL modem or Cable
> modem ---> ISP


Yes I'm aware of this. What I'm looking for is a very simple, cheap
router that has an Ethernet port for both LAN and WAN, but I'm finding
it very difficult to find one because when I type "router" into eBay,
99% of the hits are home broadband devices that can't route out thru
an Ethernet port.

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