Networking Question

[Modeps]

Alright heres the deal. My condo's network is currently setup like this:

Basement = Computer Center... most of the computers in the house, server, 3 workstations, 16-port Linksys Switch.
Living Room = Wired for 2 ethernet connections, one in constant use.
3rd Floor (bedrooms) = Wired for 1 ethernet Connection, also in constant use.

All connections are obviously connected to the switch. Is there any way I can connect say, the connection on the bedroom level, to another hub, splitting off the network into 2 nodes instead of one, so I can have another connection in the other bedroom? I'd rather not rewire, it was a pain in the butt the first time to get that one wire ran from the basement to the bedrooms.

TIA

(edited for a little rewording)

 

[HappyPuppy]

Great question, deserves a bump. What would happen if two or more computers, connected to a hub, were then attached to a single switch port?

 

[AMDPwred]

Bumping for a kickass home network setup.

 

[Modeps]

Thanks for the bumps guys too bad no one seems to know the answer!

 

[nightowl]

That should not be a problem. Do you just have a cable terminated with a RJ45 connector in the bedroom or is it a wall plate? If it is a cable with a RJ45 plug you will need a switch/hub with an uplink port to connect to your Linksys switch. If you have a wall plate you can use crossover cable to connect to any regular port on a switch/hub or you can use a standard cable and connect to an uplink port on the switch/hub like a metioned before. Also, if your Linksys switch has a uplink port you could connect the cable going to your bedroom to it and then connect the switch/hub in your bedroom to any regular port. I think that covers all of the possible connection options.

 

[HappyPuppy]

With my admittedly limited understanding of networking I believe it would work, the only drawback being that you may experience a slowdown due to lack of bandwidth if two or more of the computers attached to the hub were attempting to access the switch at the same time.

If I'm way off base here I'm sure my statement will be immediately pounced upon by someone with more knowledge of networking. Besides, this is really just a back door bump to keep it on top.

 

[DN]

An IP address gets assigned to a "request for an IP address", ie.. assigned to a network card in a computer, not to a "router's port".. So, I don't see any problem if you were to do what you wanted to do.. As long as you configure for DHCP and have the PC setup correctly, including the hub, the 2 PC's on that hub SHOULD get their own distinct IP addresses from the DHCP server on the router..

Hope this helps..

 

[DaveK]

Yup..."2 end stations --> hub --> switch port" will work just fine. Remember though, that you will not be able to use Full Duplex because of this hub. Also, the 2 end stations will have to share the 100Mb connection.

DaveK

 

[AMDPwred]

The way I see networking is this. Just plug it up one way and see if it works. If it doesn't, just try it another way. Sooner or later you'll get your answer

 

[Modeps]

thanks for everyone's input. I'll give it a go later on in the week and post my results.

 

[DN]

<< The way I see networking is this. Just plug it up one way and see if it works. If it doesn't, just try it another way. Sooner or later you'll get your answer >>



LOL.. Some of us prefer to "do it once and do it right"..

 

[FlipSide]

In most TX connections there are only 4 live (Tx+,Tx-,Rx+,Rx-)wires in the 8 core cat5 cable. If you can get the pin out diagram then you can split the cable as 2 functional ethernet connection. You have to split it on the switch end as well. Unless your setup requires all 8 cores to be live.