Router, Switch or both?


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Ok i have a wireless antenna that sits on my roof and plugs directly into my nic card, but i want to network my house so that i don't have to leave one computer on all the time.

Problem: I have 2 IP Addresses and because my ISP is set up to give each IP a certain amount of bandwidth, I want to use both. The thing is i want to network about 4 computers.

I know that with a switch i would need more IP addresses to get all 4 computers to work, and a router would be great is i was just using one IP address but is there a way to do both... without buying both?

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:ermm: that's an odd configuration. 2 IPs, and limiting each's bandwidth? :blink: it must be something with the wireless technology, only so much bandwidth possible... :/

anyway... you could plug the antenna into a switch, and then have the switch plug into a router that would take 1 of the IP addresses and connect to 3 computers, then have the other computer plug into the switch OR get a second router, plug both into the switch, and connect 2 computers to each router. but the second method is more expensive...

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Have you talked to your ISP to see if you can eliminate one of the IP's and add extra speed to the one. They might do it. If not, try this router Nexland Pro 800 Turbo. ]

We are using that router at work and it kicks ass. Nexland started out building their own routers and put their name on them, and also made all of the Symantec routers (but the Symantec are WAY more expensive cause yellow paint costs more then purple). Symantec has acquired them, and I do not believe they make any under the Nexland name, but they still support them. We got a 5 year warrantee on ours, and like I said, it kicks ass.

Hope this helps!

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