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Hi,<br />
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Yes daisy chain is the way to go. Simply connect one port to the other switch's port.
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Hi,

Yes daisy chain is the way to go. Simply connect one port to the other switch's port.

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nope, just plug and play. depending on how old the switch is, you may need to use a crossover cable. newer switches have auto-midx which will let a straight through work between the switches. To be extra safe, use a cross over cable.
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nope, just plug and play. depending on how old the switch is, you may need to use a crossover cable. newer switches have auto-midx which will let a straight through work between the switches. To be extra safe, use a cross over cable.

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I have a 16-port Linksys Unmanaged switch that has now reached its capacity. &nbsp;I was wondering if I could just purchase another 24-port unmanaged switch and connect the two switches via 1 of their ethernet ports.<br />
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Is this possible or is this going to cause traffic to loop or any huge latency issues? &nbsp;If anyone has any other suggestions feel free to let me know.<br />
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Thanks in advance
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I have a 16-port Linksys Unmanaged switch that has now reached its capacity.  I was wondering if I could just purchase another 24-port unmanaged switch and connect the two switches via 1 of their ethernet ports.

Is this possible or is this going to cause traffic to loop or any huge latency issues?  If anyone has any other suggestions feel free to let me know.

Thanks in advance

Connecting 2 unmanaged switches

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.