5 pc's on a linksys 4 port router?

HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
edited November 2005 in Science & Tech
Is it possible to get 5 pc's set up on a 4 port router. Linksys as stated above.
Didn't know if there was any tricks to run the 5th pc through one of the other pc's or other tricks to get the 5th one online.

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  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    You need a switch or a hub connected with a crossover cable or uplink port to the router. That's the most reliable way to do it.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    If one of your towers has dual Ethernet, It is very possible, I daisy chained 3 ASUS Deluxe SLI towers with 1 internet connection, and they all ran very smooth with not disconnects. but they all do operate under 1 IP address.
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Thnx for the replies guys. I'll see what I can figure out on those 2 fronts.
    Puttin parts together and trying to get a 5th one foldin.
  • sfleurietsfleuriet Texas New
    edited November 2005
    Sledgehammer70 wrote:
    If one of your towers has dual Ethernet, It is very possible, I daisy chained 3 ASUS Deluxe SLI towers with 1 internet connection, and they all ran very smooth with not disconnects. but they all do operate under 1 IP address.
    thats possible to work under 1 IP?? I did something with a hub... don't remember what, but somehow I got 2 computers with the same IP address and on both computers XP kept giving me an error message saying there was an IP Conflict. I didn't know it would work having the same IP.
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    pilotwings119 wrote:
    thats possible to work under 1 IP?? I did something with a hub... don't remember what, but somehow I got 2 computers with the same IP address and on both computers XP kept giving me an error message saying there was an IP Conflict. I didn't know it would work having the same IP.
    I think what he means is he has one computer connected to his router and running Internet Connection Sharing on it's secondary Ethernet port, next machine connects it's primary ethernet to the first machine's secondary and runs ICS on it's own secondary ad infinitum. The router only sees the IP of the first machine. I did this a couple times in a pinch but I don't do it continuously since there's speed penalties daisy chaining over ICS as each machine has to perform routing on the packets for the next machine down and some Internet services don't work well with Network Address Translation.

    Hawk: the odds are really good your router will assign IP's for a full subnet (250 or so addresses) so don't be afraid to attach hubs or switches to increase your available ports. The local computer Goodwill normally sells that sort of thing for <$15.

    -drasnor :fold:
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    yea man if you need some help I can come over, Ive done it Several times, I might even have the part you need elt me check
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Thnx for all the input guys. Appreciate it.
    Gnome, I'll let you know when I get the parts all together in the 5th box.
    Then we'll go from there. Thnx bud.
    Think I might need to get a couple parts to finish it.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    I'm doing exactly what you describe, using a Linksys BEFSR41 router and a couple of switches connected to router ports. If you're looking for the simplest way to do it, a cheap switch will cause you the least amount of grief. The router will take care of the IP addresses automatically and you don't need to worry about the ICS stuff.

    After rebates they start at $8, not including shipping. I've seen specials at Best Buys and MicroCenter where they are virtually free. You will probably spend more on the cables than you do on the add-on switch. :)
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Oh, Cool prof, That's what I was looking for. Quick and easy.
    Also, That's the same router I have.
    Thnx for the link. I'd like to get one of the linksys switches, but I'm not sure which is better. There's 3, just on the first page! Which would you recommend?
    I'm using cat 5 cabling on all pc's.
    I don't understand the idea of how the switch works though--- You plug 2 of the 5 pc's into the switch and then the switch plugs into the empty slot on the router?
    And both pc's can go out at the same time on the net?
    Just trying to get a handle on how it works.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    yea man TIs quite simple you run one Line from a port on hte router to the Uplink on hte switch then run cables to the Pcs
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    That's easy enough. Thnx Gnome. Which Linksys switch would be the better one? I want to order one today. But, I want to make sure I get a good one. Not to mention the right one.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    let me see if i have an extra If i do ill run over and pop it in!
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    Hawk wrote:
    ...I'd like to get one of the linksys switches, but I'm not sure which is better...
    I have this one, but any should be OK. It's a bit smaller, but it does match the router. :D

    ..$23.99
    - $10.00 Mail-In Rebate
    + $1.99 Three Day Shipping
    $15.98 total cost

    Probably not as good as Gnome's offer, though. ;)
    I don't understand the idea of how the switch works though--- You plug 2 of the 5 pc's into the switch and then the switch plugs into the empty slot on the router? And both pc's can go out at the same time on the net?...
    Exactly right. If you do that and look at the DHCP Clients Table by going to 192.168.1.1 in your browser (might vary by firmware version, but it's under "Status" on my router) you'll see all of your computers on the list.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    It is finished! Just got back hooked it up got it running also oved his 2800+ to 2310 mhz while i was there :D
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    You're a good man, Gnome. :)

    He's got all those rigs Folding, right? :D
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    yes sir! The reason for OCing it was to get more WU's done
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Thnx prof for the info.
    Gnome gave me a CentreCOM FH705E switch. Works fine.
    The overclocking had my mouse & keyboard locking up, so I backed it down a little.
    A little to warm I think. Seems stable now at 56-58C. I think the barton can take that. I might look into getting a little more cooling on it.
    cpuz72gh.jpg
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    OK, Got #5 hooked up and folding. I'm typing on it now.
    Gonna have #6 as soon as I can finish getting a few parts for it and put it together.
    Need small power supply. And small HD.
    #5 (AMD K6-III 550) & #6 (AMD K6-II 450) aren't killer machines but they'll fold.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    hmm lemme see what i have i know i have a small PSU i might have a small HD too
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Ahh Cool, No rush bud. I'm still workin on getting all these boxes on EMIII for observation from one office pc. I've got too many drives and folders with diff names shared.
    Confusing me where each folding folder is for finding path.
    I'll have to rename the boxes 1-2-3-4-5-6. ;D
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