networking - 2 PC's One Switch

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2014-04
  • Keelan

    I have a router with a switch (a) and a pc (1) then a run of ethernet from switch (a) to another switch (b) with 2 pc's (2 & 3)

    • I can ping from PC 2 to PC 1
    • But can't ping from PC 3 to PC 1.
    • Unplugged ethernet from PC 2 and now Ping works on PC 3
    • Plugged in ethernet for PC 2 then
    • PC 2 ping doesn't work
    • but PC 3 ping still work
    • Unplug PC 3
    • Ping works on PC 2.

    I am Confused. i have swapped out the switch for a different brand & model, i also tried to use another router with DHCP etc turned off. Basically only one ever gets internet/network connection.

    -Router
---Switch A
-----PC 1
---Switch B
-----PC 2
-----PC 3
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  • jasondavis

    Ok sorry if this is the most basic question in the world but for years I have needed more ethernet ports in my room and my whole house is wired with 1 ethernet port in each room, I also wanted to be able to plug into the room ethernet port with another router to get more plugins and that wasn't possibe I don't think. So can you plug a switch into this and have more ports with just as much speed?


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  • Ken

    Yes. In fact, I have a gigabit switch connected to my 100 router. All the gigabit computers are connected to the switch. When two of those computers want to talk to each other, they bypass the router and talk at gigabit speeds (sadly, well short of theoretical, but much faster than 100). And of course they talk to the rest of the LAN and the internet just fine.

  • user23307

    Yes. Things would be quite complicated if the internet had a router somewhere with 1,000,000,000 ports in it that every device in the country had to connect to.

  • John T

    Yes, this is how a lot of enterprise networks are set up actually. There is typically a border router which is the gateway to the internet, then switches section things off into their own collision domains.

    So can you plug a switch into this and have more ports with just as much speed?

    If you're referring to LAN speed, then yes, assuming the switch's speed is at least the same as the router, and it is a non-blocking switch.