Network Switch question

Tuvoc · 6 Oct 2010 at 17:37

I have 3 PCs downstairs quite close to each other, which all use wireless for internet off a router upstairs. File transfers between them are of course slow. If I bought a network switch similar to the one below, could I plug all 3 into it, and have file transfers over ethernet cable via the switch, at the same time as internet access over wireless ? If yes, how would the PCs "know" to do the file transfers via the switch rather than wireless ?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-030-EX&groupid=46&catid=1626&subcat=
(not a gigabyte switch, not sure if that matters)

Tuvoc · 6 Oct 2010 at 19:09

Thank you, I'll give this a go

Tuvoc · 6 Oct 2010 at 19:26

J.B said:
Should work in a fairly plug and play manner that should need configuring really.

That's what I'm hoping !

Tuvoc · 7 Oct 2010 at 06:08

OK, if I need to do this, I'm pretty sure I know how to set the IP address and submask under the adaptor properties, but what exactly do I enter in the hosts file on each ? Just the IP addresses of the other two machines ?

Tuvoc · 9 Oct 2010 at 13:19

The switch arrived, I plugged the machines in, and just as you guys said it would, it all worked ! Marvellous, if only everything was so simple.

I will manually set the IP addresses and edit the hosts file when I get a moment, but for right now plug and play is working OK. Thanks for your help guys !