I have recently bought a Desktop Switch box (more specifically this one http://www.dlink.ca/products/?pid=DGS-1005G ) in hopes to connect a desktop computer at one side of my house to my modem at the other side of the house. (We used a switch because we were planning on adding another device to the switch). It is at this point I think I made my mistake, but I'll go on to explain the whole story, so you know what we are doing.
I connected an ethernet cable directly from my modem to the switch box, and a seperate ethernet cable going from my switch box to the computer I wanted internet access on. And this didn't work.
After researching I found out the problem may lie in the fact that we don't have a router to split the connection from the modem. Although, I am still not 100% sure (more like 80%)
What I am asking of you is how to properly set up my network so I can get internet access to that computer (so, do I need to get a router, then connect my modem to the router, then the switch to the router, and the switch will give the internet connection to my computer...)
Kinda confused lol
There is this wonderful thing known as Wireless Networking. You get a wireless router and connect to the wireless network lol.
if you desktop doesn't have wireless then you can get a special usb dongle for about $20.
Alot cheaper than what your trying to do.
and i didn't really read your entire post OOPS lol.
Ya thanks, already tried that. We had bought a networking card for that desktop, installed it and tried to connect to the modem, but because of the position my computer is in and the fact that it is in the complete opposite spot in my house than my router, I was never able to get a Wireless connection.
Been there, done that...
I am actually studying all this networking stuff at my course.
And I have actually never seen anything about a pure modem. Ie one that isn't also a router.
If it has more than one output port on it its most likely a router as well.
But yeah.. sounds like your missing a piece. Should have a router :tongue.gif:
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I am actually studying all this networking stuff at my course.
And I have actually never seen anything about a pure modem. Ie one that isn't also a router.
If it has more than one output port on it its most likely a router as well.
But yeah.. sounds like your missing a piece. Should have a router :tongue.gif:
My house isnt that big, its just the wireless signal itself. Its only 802.11g. It's not using the newer 802.11n which also provides a better reception distance.
802.11g's range is about 32m.. And still detectable past that usually. But you are right 802.11n is something around 70m if i recall. Faster too :tongue.gif:
Get it.... lol.
More money to spend...
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If you're just connecting modem > switch > desktop, it's not going to work. Switches can't retrieve or assign IP addresses. Routers can, however. That's where your missing piece is. You should get a router, so it goes modem > router > switch > desktop. That way, your router gets IP addresses for the devices being connected through the switch. Trust me, I have the same setup at my place :tongue.gif:
I forgot the fact that my modem has wireless, thus meaning it HAS to have a router built into it. /facepalm
That's not the worst part. It ended up being a cable that was bad which was preventing the signal from going through. I have since fixed it.
What a pain. lol
Either way, thank you guys for your help!! Appreciate it.
I have recently bought a Desktop Switch box (more specifically this one http://www.dlink.ca/products/?pid=DGS-1005G ) in hopes to connect a desktop computer at one side of my house to my modem at the other side of the house. (We used a switch because we were planning on adding another device to the switch). It is at this point I think I made my mistake, but I'll go on to explain the whole story, so you know what we are doing.
I connected an ethernet cable directly from my modem to the switch box, and a seperate ethernet cable going from my switch box to the computer I wanted internet access on. And this didn't work.
After researching I found out the problem may lie in the fact that we don't have a router to split the connection from the modem. Although, I am still not 100% sure (more like 80%)
What I am asking of you is how to properly set up my network so I can get internet access to that computer (so, do I need to get a router, then connect my modem to the router, then the switch to the router, and the switch will give the internet connection to my computer...)
Kinda confused lol
if you desktop doesn't have wireless then you can get a special usb dongle for about $20.
Alot cheaper than what your trying to do.
and i didn't really read your entire post OOPS lol.
Ya thanks, already tried that. We had bought a networking card for that desktop, installed it and tried to connect to the modem, but because of the position my computer is in and the fact that it is in the complete opposite spot in my house than my router, I was never able to get a Wireless connection.
Been there, done that...
I am actually studying all this networking stuff at my course.
And I have actually never seen anything about a pure modem. Ie one that isn't also a router.
If it has more than one output port on it its most likely a router as well.
But yeah.. sounds like your missing a piece. Should have a router :tongue.gif:
My house isnt that big, its just the wireless signal itself. Its only 802.11g. It's not using the newer 802.11n which also provides a better reception distance.
Get it.... lol.
More money to spend...
That's not the worst part. It ended up being a cable that was bad which was preventing the signal from going through. I have since fixed it.
What a pain. lol
Either way, thank you guys for your help!! Appreciate it.