The new switch will have either
1) a seperate port for uplink (usually one of the regular ports has two
jacks, one regular, one uplink)
2) a button to select whether one of the ports is regular or uplink (not
too common)
3) automatic selection - it will determine whether any of the ports is
hooked up 'backwards' and automatically make that port an uplink.  My
most recent 16 port switch from linksys had this feature.

-Adam

Jai Dhar wrote:

>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:
>>>
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>>>
>>>>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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