2wire router with more than 4 ports?

strich · ‎07-22-2008

Over time, we've increased the number of devices that connect to the 2wire router supplied to us by ATT which has created a problem for the wired devices as there are only 4 out ports in the back of the router. Is anyone aware of a router that supplies more ports to add more devices to? Or is there a way to gerry-rig an existing one with a splitter to add the extra wired devices to the network?

mibrnsurg · ‎07-15-2008

Get a giga switch like Netgear GS105 (5 ports) or GS108 (8 ports). If another brand make sure it is 802.1p compliant and you'll be good to go.

Chris

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strich · ‎07-22-2008

OK, i'll need to show my ignorance here.

This won't replace the router, correct? But i can run a line from the router and then plug everything else into this Netgear switch? If so, all in all, this would give me 8 open ports (with the 5 port switch), right? The 3 extra from the router and the 5 from the switch.

Or am i just misunderstanding and oversimplifying?

JimDog · ‎04-21-2009

streetbobtexas wrote:
This won't replace the router, correct? But i can run a line from the router and then plug everything else into this Netgear switch? If so, all in all, this would give me 8 open ports (with the 5 port switch), right? The 3 extra from the router and the 5 from the switch.

Exactly. Although you lose one port on each device to connect them together so with a 5 port switch, you'd have 7 available ports -- 3 in the RG (residental gateway/router) and 4 in the switch.

strich · ‎07-22-2008

And do i need a crossover cable to connect them, or will a standard RJ45 work?

mibrnsurg · ‎07-15-2008

A regular ethernet patch cord should work fine, just like you're connecting a device to it. Check the documentation and it will tell you, I've seen many that a regular one and crossover will both work fine.

Chris

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Message Edited by mibrnsurg on 06-25-2009 03:14 PM

scomella · ‎11-21-2006

As long as one side supports Auto-MDIX (auto-crossover) either a cross or straight cable will work. Assuming you have the 3800HGV 2-wire RG you're fine.

- Steve

strich · ‎07-22-2008

I don't have it in front of me, but i'll give it a go and see if it works.

Thanks to everyone for their help and quick responses.

gfreeborn · ‎01-05-2010

Hello .... If I purchase the Linksys Router GS105 will I have to change any IPs or any reprogram'g? I had purchased a DYNEX 4Port Router at Best Buy that worked until I tried to use my wireless connection on my Dell VISTA Laptop and I only had a Local Connection and Not the Internet.

Also, on the connections ... do I connect from the port on 2-wire to any port on the new router?

The AT&T level one support and level two support were useless. They told me to call 2-wire support and 2-wire told me because I was an AT&T U-verse customer they could not support me.

SomeJoe7777 · ‎01-30-2008

gfreeborn wrote:

Hello .... If I purchase the Linksys Router GS105 will I have to change any IPs or any reprogram'g? I had purchased a DYNEX 4Port Router at Best Buy that worked until I tried to use my wireless connection on my Dell VISTA Laptop and I only had a Local Connection and Not the Internet.

Also, on the connections ... do I connect from the port on 2-wire to any port on the new router?

The GS105 is actually made by NetGear, not Linksys. And it's a switch, not a router.

But yes, that is the exact item you need to increase the number of available ports on the RG. No reconfiguration of anything is necessary. No particular port required -- just take a short Ethernet cable, plug on end into one of the ports on the RG, and the other end into any of the 5 ports on the NetGear GS105.