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Matt_Hirst

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Decided to wire the home up with cat6 cabling, so did the following:


put 24 port switch in loft
wired 4 points up in wardrobe to 24 port switch
wired 4 ports up next to computer (these are going to be plastered into wall eventually.
wired 2 ports behind main bedroom tv (for tv and now tv)

I have run plusnet modem up into loft at side of switch, connected it to port 24


Now connecting wireless router to one of the ports (port 1) in wardrobe I get internet connection and also wireless to other devices in the house.

Connecting a external nas to another port (port 2) in warddrobe I can see this is connected to the network.

Connecting my main pc to port (port 3) in wardrobe I get intermittent connection, sometimes it connects other times it doesn't connect. Or it'll connect and say there is no internet connection (wireless router shows the connection is there as does using wireless devices to access net).

So I thought hhhmm must have issue with cabling so removed Nas and connected pc to port 2 in warddrobe, but yet again I get intermittent connection (more miss than hit).

Connecting the PC to the wireless router / switch all is well no intermittent connections.

So what am I doing wrong? Should the modem be connected to the wireless switch and then that be connected to the 24 port switch or shouldn't it matter?

regards,

Matt
 
Can you diagram your network?

When you say "plusnet modem", is this a modem/router combo, or just a modem?

If it's just a modem then you need that to connect directly to your "wireless router" on it's WAN connection, then from any of the router's LAN connections you can connect the switch.

[Phone Socket] <---> [Modem] <---> [Router (WAN) / Router (LAN)] <---> [Switch] <---> [Other devices]
 
Yes just plusnet modem.

It only just occured to me I'd need to set modem router together and then to switch, will give it a go tonight when at home.

Matt
 
Yep, you definitely need the router between the switch and the modem, at present your switch is currently on the WAN side of the network.
 
Yep that sorted that issue, thanks.

Now if I went ubiquiti access point I'd buy there switch and pro version of access point, I presume the switch would plug straight into my existing 24 port switch, and access point into the ubiquiti switch.

Do I need to have any software or anything running for thd access point?

Matt
 
Buying a POE switch to power a single access point seems a little extravagant. Especially when the access point comes with an injector in the box.

You need software to configure an UniFi access point. It only needs to stay running for certain features. For normal home use you'll probably not need it. If you think you will consider buying the AP with a cloud controller subscription.
 
Matt_Hirst said:
Yep that sorted that issue, thanks.

Now if I went ubiquiti access point I'd buy there switch and pro version of access point, I presume the switch would plug straight into my existing 24 port switch, and access point into the ubiquiti switch.

Do I need to have any software or anything running for thd access point?

Matt
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Wouldn't bother with another switch unless you need one, just get the AP and use the supplied injector.
 
Yes,

Since a network cable is 8x wires. To test a cable to connect one end to the sender and one to the receiver. When you turn it on, it will send power down one pin/wire at a time, so you'll see the lights illuminate in order of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

If one cable isn't punched down, it won't light up.

If a cable is in the wrong pin, then the wrong number will light up.


They're the most basic type of cable tester.



You should not connect the tester or the receiver up to any live ports. (ie, don't connect to a switch or a PC/router etc), only connect to the tester/receiver.
 
Which switch is it? You could VLAN off the modem and WAN interface of the router if you needed to. You don't want the modem plugged into the same layer 2 broadcast domain as the rest of your network.
 
I'm setting up a very similar setup so thought I'd post here :)

I'm getting a bit confused. Do you only need to use a wan port if the modem is just a modem and not a router?

I have a BT Hub 5 which is my modem/router, 4 lan 1 wan. I'm putting it in the loft next to a 24 port switch which connects to all my rooms. Do I need wan to switch or is one of the gig lans ok?

All I can fin online about the hub 5 wan port is that it's just for connecting to an open reach fibre modem.


Cheers
 
Super, cheers, was reading too much into it.

Any opinions on 24 port switches? I have a cisco catalyst 2950 which needs resetting (not sure how hard) not sure whether to use it or not, I know it's pretty old.
 
Do you actually need 24 ports?

Do you need a managed switch (if you don't know the difference between a managed and unmanaged switch then you don't need one)?

A modern unmanaged switch will almost certainly use less power than an old managed switch. Performance wise they're all much the same.
 
Well I've got 5 rooms each taking 4 cables which leaves 4 spare for linking to bt hub and anything else. I won't be using all 4 in each room so I may not liven all ports to start

I was aiming to put the 2950 in a basic switch mode and it was going free so I thought for a while it will save me £70-100
 
Wasn't too hard actually, reset password, reset switch and then used simple setup. It has a gigastack add on card plugged into, shall have to research that but as a basic switch I think it will be fine :)
 
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