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Computers can be interconnected in different ways to form a network. Such different ways of interconneconnection are called computer topologies. There are 5 topologies. They are: * BUS TOPOLOGY * RING TOPOLOGY * STAR TOPOLOGY * MESH TOPOLOGY * TREE TOPOLOGY
Yes. Just connect one switch strait into the router. Then hook the other three switches into the first switch. -DJ Craig
I'd say: just plug it in! Routers are to be placed between the modem (cable modem or ISDN or something alike) and the LAN (in other words the switch, which opens up the LAN). All users connect to the internet or another system via the router which will be the default gateway for the LAN. Switchs do not have a special port for routers. It doesn't matter which port you use. Everything else will be configured by the network settings on the router and the clients within the network. (In order to configure the router you might want to use a crossed patch cable and connect directly from your workstation to the router. Modern router provide a homepage through which you configure the device. By using the crossed cable you can be certain not to interrupt the normal network)
A star topology requires a central connecting device, such as a hub, switch, or router. For WANs, you would need a central building that contains connections to the other buildings in the WAN.
Yes, you can. There are multiple ways to that. First one is to connect the printer to one of computers and connect both computer to the same network or just to each other. Second one is available if your printer supports LAN. For this case you need a router or switch. Third one is to use print server, and you will need a router or switch but LAN support is not required. USA port must be present.
An Ethernet switch can not fulfill the role of a router, unless it be a "layer 3 switch" also known as "multilayer switch", which has capabilities of both a switch and a router - and is more expensive than either (mainly because it is optimized for handling lots of traffic, quickly).For a small network, you don't really need a router. Routers are used to divide larger networks into smaller subnets, for efficiency, security, and administration. Routers are also used to connect different branches of a company to headquarters, or to each other, via WAN technologies - the router's role, in this case, is to connect the Ethernet network of a company's branch, to a WAN technology.
A Mesh Topology
A rollover cable is used in a networking environment where a router/switch is to be configured from a computer. One end is wired one way but on the other it is reversed. You would typically use one end into a serial port on a PC and the other into the console port of the switch/router. It is common within cisco configurations. Hope I helped
No. To find wireless routers, your computer must have a wireless chip in it that will search for signals near you. SO, if you can connect to your own wireless router, you can connect to other wireless router.
I have a PC, laptop and xbox running and i have a modem and router downstairs with a wire leading upstairs then a netgear high speed hub splitting my connection 3 ways to my PC etc , but i don't think u need a hub if your router has multiple ethernet slots.
You only need one ethernet connection on the laptop for DSL. If you need to connect to other computers on an ethernet network then you can buy a 4 or 8 port Wireless/Lan router. Plug the Broadband box into the router, laptop into the router. And if you need more connections then you can buy a 4, 8 or 16 port ethernet switch and plug the router into that and then plug the other computers into the switch and there you go.
Depends on which topology you are used i.e Ring, Bus, Mesh or Star. Like in Ring topology each node is connected to 2 nodes on either side and is suitable for small network. In Star topology there is a central node to which all other nodes are connected, data is transferred from source node to central hub and then to destination node. In Bus topology one long cable act as a back bone to link all the devices and is reliable from hardware point of view.