Do I Need to Use a Network Switch / How to Configure

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Thanks Alexander,

I'm thinking this will do the job

https://www.amazon.com/GS108NA-Netgear-ProSafe-Ethernet-1000Base-T/dp/B000092RRM/


All of my hardware is old.  I am thinking of an upgrade in 12 - 18 
months and at that point will probably replace my router and WIFI.... 
Not sure if I will need to have 2 or more static IPs  Most of my work is 
PHP programming on a private network using non-routable domains using 
the .internal TLD and I use the hosts files for DNS.

I've run a LAMP+mail+BIND+etc using port forwarding. I do not see that 
in my future.

Most of what I do is oriented toward PHP/MySQL... I use Linux to that 
ends.

Thank You So Much For Your Help!!
Keith



On 2024-11-19 18:58, Snyder, Alexander J wrote:
> Sure.
> 
> 480.478.5865
> 
> --
> Thanks,
> Alexander
> 
> Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro
> 
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2024, 17:00 <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks!!  I Will.  Tomorrow OK?
>> 
>> On 2024-11-19 16:47, Snyder, Alexander J wrote:
>>> Any Netgear managed L3 switch will do. Sync with me offline and I
>> can
>>> help you identify some inexpensive consumer Netgear switches.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Thanks,
>>> Alexander
>>> 
>>> Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2024, 16:30 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
>>> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> I home office and have a home office Internet connection which
>>>> allows me
>>>> to run servers.
>>>> 
>>>> I am using a consumer grade router that has WIFI and 4 RJ11
>> ports.
>>>> Currently I need 6 RJ11 connects.  Not everything is turned on
>> all
>>>> the
>>>> time.
>>>> 
>>>> My research suggests I add a network switch to the mix.
>>>> 
>>>> I assume I would keep the connection to the modem to the router
>> and
>>>> connect one of the RJ11 ports to a switch and connect all my
>> devices
>>>> to
>>>> the switch, leaving the other 3 RJ11 ports on my router not
>>>> connected.
>>>> 
>>>> If this is actuate, any suggestions on a "consumer" grade 10
>> ports
>>>> switch?  Or would a more commercial switch be better?
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you so much!!
>>>> Keith
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