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

[Steve Litt]

Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:30:40 -0700

>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.

This is pretty much how I do it although I think I use more than 1 of
the router's RJ11s.

SteveT

Steve Litt 

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