Connecting Switch and a Hub

You may need a crossover cable, unless you can change the settings of the uplink port to be a normal port.

You can try this website for a guide on how to make a crossover cable if you dont want to buy one :

http://www.littlewhitedog.com/reviews_other_00009.asp


Hope that helps!

mb

mb,
Thanks I'll go and pick up one, and get back to you,
d

mb,
A little kink.Our internet connection comes in via a router. In our current config everyone can access the internet, which is kind of puzzling. Why can they all get internet but the computers on the Switch and Hub cannot view each other? Thanks again,
d

Presumably the router is connected to the original hub?
If so, can you ping the network interface of the router from one of the pcs on the new switch? If so, there is connectivity between hub and switch.

When you say that machines on the hub and switch cannot see each other what exactly do you mean? That they are unable to ping each other or you are having problems logging on to a network etc etc.?

Ta

MB

i'll be back

Before you installed the switch, what were you able to do/see?

mike,
thanks for trying to help.
i could see every computer
d

In Network Neighborhood? If this is correct, and your running TCP/IP on all machines, attempt to ping one of them by IP address and see what happens. Get it's IP address and drop to a command line and type ping "ip address" and see if you get a response from a machine on the hub to one on the switch and vice versa.

guys,
i fell like a bonehead. we are using netBeui. tcp/ip is installed but not configured.
d

That's fine. If you restart all of the computers and then look in Network Neighborhood do you see most of them then?

mike,
I got to wait an hour when everyone goes home for the day, so I can shut down the server and do a little playing around. The sales girl who blow a gasket if I did anymore screwing with it during business hours. I'll be back,
d

Okay, once you've restarted then let us know what you can see.

okay
- when we used the crossover cable via the uplink on the Hub to the Switch we lost our internet connection and LAN connection

- in order to connect to the internet it appears that our router has to be connected to the hub via the hub's uplink port

- the two first ports on the hub are identified uplink and 1, there is a line joining the two labels/words - is this significant?

-can we use the crossover on any port on the switch and the hub?

there is a line joining the two labels/words
- is this significant?
Yes, a lot ofhubs share that port, you can use one or the other, but not both

steven,
Thanks. I guess I have to convince the powers above to buy a 16 or 24 port Switch and stop screwing around with band-aid solutions. I am home so I will play with it in the morning.
d

Hmmmm how many computers on your network?
What operating system and what type of network? (novell/nt?)
What type of NIC's/what speed are they all running at?
What model router (multiport/1-port?), hub/switch boxes do you have?
Printers? How many servers? Cable modem/Dialup/T1?

Guys(non-generic),
The internet refuses to work with the hub, it will work if connected directly to server, or to the switch. I tested the above in conjunction with calling internet provider. The hub works allowing Kathy and Charles to see the server. This is driving me bonkers, any suggestions?

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cyber,
It will take me a little while to absorb this, I will get back to you tomorrow morning(atlantic time) if that is alright? Thanks it looks like a great explanation,
d

C,
That was an excellent one, that worked. Thanks,
d

Glad to be of assistance.

I want to thank everyone else as well for helping, have a great weekend.
d

hi, i'm a first timer, my problems are i want to connect 2 more computer to an existing lan using a 7 port switch (D-link DES 1008D) but so far i have fail, i've tried the uplink port using straight cable and the normal port using crossed cable but it doesn't work, the hub works fine and the all the leds are on. i've tried my switch to another hub and it works there. i'm using lan for internet connection only

bajang,

You would probably get more responses if you posted your own question; as this one is already answered.

If you do, please post a link in this question to your question so I will get the notification. I will try to answer promptly, but I am a tad busy for the next few weeks.

Thanks,

CS