Network Switch?
August 9th, 2007 | by switch |
BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH asked:
hi, i am planning on buying a 24 Port network switch
hi, i am planning on buying a 24 Port network switch
Model: TL-SF1024 its from TP-Link
Website: http://www.tp-link.com/products/product_des.asp?id=83
what i want to know is does it have a DHCP server builtin so it will assign my ip addresses and can i plug my cable modem directly into the switch or would i need go get a router “to use as a gateway”
Hope i get some answers
cheers in advance.
DONNY
6 Responses to “Network Switch?”
By Syed on Aug 10, 2007 | Reply
You need to have a router to have DHCP service. I’d suggest go for a wireless router with 4 wired ports. Good luck!
By DoH on Aug 13, 2007 | Reply
You need a router. Switches don’t have intelligence built into them. You might find a router with a switch built into it though;)
By michael p on Aug 15, 2007 | Reply
You would need to get a router. That is an unmanaged switch. All it does is switches traffic to the destination. A router can map your WAN (public IP) to your private lan IP’s. This is more complicated than simply saying 192.168.1.10 goes to port 24. So you would need a router (cheap) or a level 3 switch (lot of money)
By tw0cl0n3m3 on Aug 17, 2007 | Reply
It looks like you need to either install a dhcp server or assign the ip addresses yourself. This piece does not assign ip addresses. You could pair it up with a router that would act as a dhcp server if you like. To work without a router and assign the addresses yourself, plug the modem into the switch and then your pc’s into the 24 ports.
By vintage p on Aug 18, 2007 | Reply
No.
This is only a switch, not a router.
As such, it only operates on level 2, the Data Link Layer, which means it only deals in, non-hierarchical, MAC addresses.
DHCP assigns IP addresses which are hierarchical addresses. For that you need the layer 3 device known as a router.
By nathan on Aug 22, 2007 | Reply
that switch only does layer 2 switching (meaning it can only switch traffic on the same subnet).
you need a layer 3 switch (aka router), since you are going from different subnets.
you need to put a router, or a gateway computer in front of that switch.
check out if you want a cheap, but complete gateway computer solution.