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Originally Posted by Boblobla
I don't think this question was answered in this thread. Can I use the following configuration?
Modem --> Switch --> Router?
I want the modem and the switch in the basement because that is where the Cat5 for the house is but I want the router hidden in the bonus room for the best wireless coverage, it has been spotty in the basement.
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The router being a layer 3 device is what gives out your home (192.168.X.X or 10.X etc) ip addresses. Putting the switch before the router means you would get IP from your ISP so if you only get whatever ips your isp allows, normally 1 or 2.
What I have is modem-switch-router-switch - the first switch is good for torrenting and testing dmz type stuff.
Remember a 4 port with uplink router is a switch, its just a home version of a router. Commercial routers dont have built in switches.