[olug] router, router, router

[A-Wal]

thelarsons3 at cox.net wrote:

>I already have 7 devices (6 computers and a printer) on my LAN.  Is that a geeknet?  :)  (Actually more like a museum, since six are >6 years old.)  I got my 12-port hub for dirt - switches are great, but more expensive than hubs, too.  Using two 4-port switches I'd be maxed out - actually I'd have one port open since one is now wireless.
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>So I guess a better way to phrase my original question is how do I use my router/switch/WAP as just a switch/WAP?
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>Tim
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Hello,

    Well, my home network is getting rather large too like yours is.  I 
only have 5 computers and one wireless laptop, but do have three 
printers.  The easiest way me and my dad found was to get two 5-port 
linksys hubs to branch our connections off our main router.  The 
computers don't actually go to the router itself, but I'm sure they 
could if you needed to.  They go through one of the hubs instead.  This 
allows us to split our network up a bit.  I have my side of the room, 
and he has his.  The print server controls all three printers, and only 
takes up one slot on the hub.  It's not perfect, but it works.  We 
haven't run out of ports yet.

Hope this helps
Paul