Routers and hubs

[alanwj]

I have a Netgear router with a built in 4-port switch, and I also have a Linksys 8-port hub. Plugging my PCs directly into the router works (they all get dynamically assigned IPs from the router). However, when I plug the PCs into the hub, and plug the hub into the router, the PCs aren't able to get IPs from the router. I am using a straight-through cable between a port on the router and the "uplink" port on the hub. The "link active" light on the router shows up, but the light for that port on the hub never shows up. I tried flipping the uplink switch to off (making it a normal port) to see what would happen, and neither device shows an active link. Am I doing this correctly? Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Alan

 

[Electric Amish]

Does the router have an "Uplink" port? If not, you might need to go crossover and NOT use the uplink switch.

amish

 

[Windogg]

Make sure only one of the plugs in the cable goes to a uplink port and the other end goes into a regular port. Having both in a uplink just cancels each other out.

Windogg