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Can I put a switch before my router in my home network?
Here is a diagram of how I want to set up my network:
╔═════════════════════════════════╗ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Cable Access Panel ║ ║ Home Office ║ ║ ┌─────────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ║ ║ ┌─────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Cable Modem ├──►│ Switch ├──╫──╫──►│ Router │___┌─────────┐ ║ ║ └─────────────┘ └─┬──────┬─┘ ║ ║ └─┬────────┬────────┬─┘ │ Printer │ ║ ╚═════════════════════╪══════╪════╝ ║ │ │ │ └─────────┘ ║ ┌──┴──┐┌──┴──┐ ║ ┌───┴─┐ ┌────┴────┐ ┌─┴───┐ ║ │ PC1 ││ PC2 │ ║ │ PC3 │ │ Ext. HD │ │ PC4 │ ║ └─────┘└─────┘ ║ └─────┘ └─────────┘ └─────┘ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝
The reason I want to do this is because my router is also my wireless access point. My cable modem is located in the far corner of my home where my phone/tv/network access panel is. I'd rather keep the wireless access point in a more central location, but I'm not sure if DHCP will continue to work properly with that configuration.
Edit: I'd like to continue to be able to share files and access my networked drive and printer from each computer in the house.
1and they likely won't be able to get out to the internet – warren – 2011-02-28T21:08:49.700
Ok... so what part will work? Just LAN connections? – gilly3 – 2011-02-28T21:14:43.970
@warren - It depends how the router is plugged in. If it's on the same physical network, and it's not the external port, it may work. But you make an excellent point. – None – 2011-02-28T21:15:14.950
I've made some suggestions in my answer. – None – 2011-02-28T21:17:25.200