Switch and Linksys?

[Heihachi]

Alrighty... Here's the setup.

I have myself an Etherfast Cable/DSL Router w/ 4 10/100 Switch Ports. Now.... Here's the question...

I have 6 computers that I want to connect to the net.

I have an 8-port switch (gigafast switch only)

I tried doing this...

4 of the computers is connected to the switch(gigafast switch only)...

then I got a line going in the uplink of the 8th port (gigafast switch only)... going into my Etherfast port...

now the 2 other computers are hooked up in one of the 4 port switch ports that comes w/ the etherfast...

and finally a line going from the WAN port to the cable modem.

Now.. the problem is.. the 2 computers that are directly connected to the etherfast works fine for the internet. Now the other 4 computers ARE networked together... but do not get an internet connection.

How do I fix it?

Do all the computers need to be plugged directly in the gigaafast only?

Enlighten me please

[topane]

Are you getting a connection between your gigafast and your etherfast? Check your cables, maybe try another one. Is there a button on the gigafast which you need to press for the uplink to be activated properly?

[Jeffbx]

If the gigafast switch has a toggle switch on the uplink port, you may need to switch it. If not, it may require a crossover cable. Switch to switch connections are normally through a crossover, but some mfrs include a switch so you can use a regular straight thru cable as well...

[Heihachi]

Yea, it does have an UPLINK button which I did flip.

[Bires]

Since your using a *switch* not a *router*, your ISP is giving out IP addresses to each of your computers. It is set to only give each node a certain number of ip addresses (with my cablemodem-switch-computers setup, I get 3 IPs).

Try releasing and then turning off the two that normally get IPs and see if the rest then pickup their IPs

[DoPeY5007]

he has a router, so that shouldn't be a problem, but can the GIGA switch talk @ 100Base?

[Jeffbx]

Originally posted by DoPeY5007
he has a router, so that shouldn't be a problem, but can the GIGA switch talk @ 100Base?

Probably - I assume it's a 10/100 switch made by the company with the misleading name, Gigafast (http://www.gigafast.com)

[DoPeY5007]

Originally posted by Jeffbx


Probably - I assume it's a 10/100 switch made by the company with the misleading name, Gigafast (http://www.gigafast.com) ahhh
ok then....




is the cable plugged into the uplink on both then, that would cause a problem

[Heihachi]

for the linksys.. the cable modem is plugged into the WAN... and the Gigafast is uplinked to the linksys

If there are multiple routers on your network, it is necessary to configure the unit's static routing functions. The static routing function determines your network’s data paths. Use static routing to allow different IP domain users to access the Internet through your Cable/DSL Router. Click on the Show Routing Table button to view the current routing table.
To create a static route entry:
• Select a Static Route Entry from the drop down list. The device supports up to 20 static route entries.
• Enter the following data for the static route:
Destination LAN IP : Enter the network address of the remote LAN segment. For a standard Class C IP domain, the network address is the first 3 fields of the Destination LAN IP, while the last field should be 0.

Network Mask : Enter the Subnet Mask used on the destination LAN IP domain. For Class C IP domain, the Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.

Gateway IP : If the Linksys router is the main IP router to connect your network to the Internet, then your Gateway IP is the same IP Address as the Linksys router. If you have another router handling your network's Internet connection, enter the IP Address of your main Internet router here instead.
• Click the Apply button to save your changes.


HOW DO I DO THAT

[DoPeY5007]

do you have more then one router?


the switch should be able to hook up to the switch to the routerwith no prob, I have two switches hooked to my router right now

[Heihachi]

Problem solved.. YAY!!!!

I needed to put the uplink from the Gigafast directly inthe the 4th port of the router...

I thought you could just put it in any port.

[DoPeY5007]

you should have been able to put it in any port, just as long as it is uplink to non uplink...


well, glade to see it is working for ya