Network router and switch configuration
- by gilly3
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.