Hey,

You guys are right, it would be much better to simply get a switch. But 1) no uplink port on the router, just a link for the WAN (DSL/Cable) connection. Would hooking an uplink port on a switch to a regular router port work? Or using a crossover cable from a switch port to a router port??
On Sat, Aug 24, 2002 at 11:49:18AM -0400, Marc Joffe wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have to agree with Adam. Just get a 5 or 8 port switch and connect it to
> the uplink port on your linksys router. You'll save yourself some money and
> you'll still have a 10/100 full duplex network.
>
> As a side not for anyone else using this email thread, the 8 port linksys
> router is just as easy to use as the 4 port and single port versions.
>
> Marc
>
>
> >Jai Dhar wrote:
> >
> >>Hey guys,
> >>
> >>I was wondering if any of you had try this router. It's the Linksys
> >>8-port Cable/DSL Router. I am going to upgrade to an 8-port from my
> >>4-port, and wanted to know if anyone had any first hand experience with
> >>this product. Any problems with it, good things, bad things, whatever...
> >>would appreciate it, thanx.
> >>
> >>Jai
> >>
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