>I have what I suppose is a fairly elementary question. I have a network
>with 3 PCs. I have a cable modem connected to a Linksys BEFSR41 4 port
>router. Out of port 1, I have a cable going to a netgear gigabit network
>switch, to which I have the 3 PCs connected. One is in a different room.
>
> I want to add another PC in the 'different room'. My questions are:
>
> 1) Does the fact that I have the Netgear switch connected to the #1 port
> on the router instead of the uplink impact network performance in any way?
>
> 2) Rather than run another network cable to the 'different room', can I
> just plug the existing cable into a port on the netgear switch and add
> another gigabit switch in the 'different room' and run both computers off
> of the new switch?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Hark
>
>
>

> "Harkhof" <h***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:BuWZg.36175$iA5.11886@dukeread11...
>>I have what I suppose is a fairly elementary question. I have a network
>>with 3 PCs. I have a cable modem connected to a Linksys BEFSR41 4 port
>>router. Out of port 1, I have a cable going to a netgear gigabit network
>>switch, to which I have the 3 PCs connected. One is in a different room.
>>
>> I want to add another PC in the 'different room'. My questions are:
>>
>> 1) Does the fact that I have the Netgear switch connected to the #1 port
>> on the router instead of the uplink impact network performance in any
>> way?
>>
>> 2) Rather than run another network cable to the 'different room', can I
>> just plug the existing cable into a port on the netgear switch and add
>> another gigabit switch in the 'different room' and run both computers off
>> of the new switch?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Hark
>>
>>
>>
>
>

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:27:43 -0500, "Harkhof" <h***@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I have what I suppose is a fairly elementary question. I have a network with
>3 PCs. I have a cable modem connected to a Linksys BEFSR41 4 port router.
>Out of port 1, I have a cable going to a netgear gigabit network switch, to
>which I have the 3 PCs connected. One is in a different room.
>
>I want to add another PC in the 'different room'. My questions are:
>
>1) Does the fact that I have the Netgear switch connected to the #1 port on
>the router instead of the uplink impact network performance in any way?
>
>2) Rather than run another network cable to the 'different room', can I just
>plug the existing cable into a port on the netgear switch and add another
>gigabit switch in the 'different room' and run both computers off of the new
>switch?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Hark

"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:27:43 -0500, "Harkhof" <h***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>I have what I suppose is a fairly elementary question. I have a network
>>with
>>3 PCs. I have a cable modem connected to a Linksys BEFSR41 4 port router.
>>Out of port 1, I have a cable going to a netgear gigabit network switch,
>>to
>>which I have the 3 PCs connected. One is in a different room.
>>
>>I want to add another PC in the 'different room'. My questions are:
>>
>>1) Does the fact that I have the Netgear switch connected to the #1 port
>>on
>>the router instead of the uplink impact network performance in any way?
>>
>>2) Rather than run another network cable to the 'different room', can I
>>just
>>plug the existing cable into a port on the netgear switch and add another
>>gigabit switch in the 'different room' and run both computers off of the
>>new
>>switch?
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Hark
>
> Hark,
>
> 1) The "Uplink" port on a router is typically a straight-thru port to
> allow it
> to connect to another router.  If it works, then it won't damage
> performance.
> The ports on the switches are probably auto-MDIX, which means they work
> with
> either a cross-over or straight-thru port at the other end of the cable.
>
> 2) You can indeed connect the 2 computers in the other room with a GB
> switch.
> You'll probably get GB performance between them; depending upon what
> cables you
> are using, you may or may not get the same between that room and the
> computers
> in the room with the router.  You won't get GB performance with anything
> connected to the router.

> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>   actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.

On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:14:21 -0500, "Harkhof" <h***@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
>news:slegj21ajdp0rrv37lijfcolcs9u2pvtfn@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:27:43 -0500, "Harkhof" <h***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I have what I suppose is a fairly elementary question. I have a network
>>>with
>>>3 PCs. I have a cable modem connected to a Linksys BEFSR41 4 port router.
>>>Out of port 1, I have a cable going to a netgear gigabit network switch,
>>>to
>>>which I have the 3 PCs connected. One is in a different room.
>>>
>>>I want to add another PC in the 'different room'. My questions are:
>>>
>>>1) Does the fact that I have the Netgear switch connected to the #1 port
>>>on
>>>the router instead of the uplink impact network performance in any way?
>>>
>>>2) Rather than run another network cable to the 'different room', can I
>>>just
>>>plug the existing cable into a port on the netgear switch and add another
>>>gigabit switch in the 'different room' and run both computers off of the
>>>new
>>>switch?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>Hark
>>
>> Hark,
>>
>> 1) The "Uplink" port on a router is typically a straight-thru port to
>> allow it
>> to connect to another router.  If it works, then it won't damage
>> performance.
>> The ports on the switches are probably auto-MDIX, which means they work
>> with
>> either a cross-over or straight-thru port at the other end of the cable.
>>
>> 2) You can indeed connect the 2 computers in the other room with a GB
>> switch.
>> You'll probably get GB performance between them; depending upon what
>> cables you
>> are using, you may or may not get the same between that room and the
>> computers
>> in the room with the router.  You won't get GB performance with anything
>> connected to the router.
>
>Hi Chuck,
>
>Thanks for the concise answer. Exactly what I needed to know.
>
>Thanks again,
>Hark