networking questions
A little new to the world of networking so I thought I would ask the experts. Am in an office that has network ports (of course) in the wall that lead to a patch panel. The patch panel cords then go into a switch. Router (I assume) is plugged into the switch as well. I was wondering this question. I have a 24 port unmanaged hp switch that I have and I am plugging 1 cord from the patch panel directly into the switch. This is for a laptop. I am wondering how the system recognized that it is on the network when it seems to me like it is just coming from the wall to the patch panel and from the panel into the switch. Where is the connection happening to connect to the network and all resources? Is it the router? Thanks for helping the novice.
Since you didn't say anything about a domain, I'll simply stick with the physical sort of question that you ask:
The situation you describe leaves but a few possibilities:
1) the other end of the cable terminating in the port of the patch panel where you plugged in the new switch would have to be connected to the network unto itself. How can that be? Maybe a printer with wireless AND wired connections at the same time that makes the connection back into the network? Printers I'm familiar with won't do this but ... something like that happening at the other end of the assumed cable to the patch panel.
2) The new switch really has other connections to it in addition to that one patch panel port.
3) The patch panel port in question is somehow jumpered to another via the punch downs in back.
4) The laptop has an active wireless connection and it doesn't matter that it's plugged into the switch.
The situation you describe leaves but a few possibilities:
1) the other end of the cable terminating in the port of the patch panel where you plugged in the new switch would have to be connected to the network unto itself. How can that be? Maybe a printer with wireless AND wired connections at the same time that makes the connection back into the network? Printers I'm familiar with won't do this but ... something like that happening at the other end of the assumed cable to the patch panel.
2) The new switch really has other connections to it in addition to that one patch panel port.
3) The patch panel port in question is somehow jumpered to another via the punch downs in back.
4) The laptop has an active wireless connection and it doesn't matter that it's plugged into the switch.
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I believe this is the answer plus the info from hypercat
3) The patch panel port in question is somehow jumpered to another via the punch downs in back.
3) The patch panel port in question is somehow jumpered to another via the punch downs in back.
that is ... fmarshall 3) perhaps?
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Yes, but I also used the info from hypercat as well
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/dd448608.aspx
If as a normal user you can plug in a 24 port switch into the wall and then a device into that switch I have a lot of questions about your network security. Normally only devices that have been added to the domain by someone with administrator access should be able to connect to a business network.