Losing connectivity when I put in a switch or hub

OK I have not read every reply but to my last post I was told
His switches are unmanaged - no login capability, no DHCP, no IP
addresses.

what is giving IP address or are you using static
if you do not have a switch (router) giving network address
beware most ISP modems limit there supported network mine only supports
three directly that why I was a managed switch
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He's using a modem/router combo device. The router portion includes a
DHCP server. His printer gets an IP via DHCP and the computer has a
static address.

I've still never seen a switch with a DHCP server. DHCP client, yes,
but a DHCP server would be odd.

 

I was pinning my hopes on that too - no joy! It looks like some weird
incompatibility. I might try updating the firmware in my router, we'll
see (there's some that's about a year younger than what I've got).

Thanks to everyone for their advice and suggestions though. It was
much appreciated.

 

Thanks for the update and good luck!

 

hello John,
it seems to be little complicated problem....i need to know that are you using a single switch and how many pc's are you connecting to the switch..beside that what is ur TCP/IP configuration in the Lan Properties of the PC............can u ping the local router (192.168.1.1)......what is the delay in ms.....it should be less than 1 ms...plz give me the details.about ur IP address on the pC, Default gateway and the DNS addresses.......hope i would try my best......

 

as per my knowledge Dlink dir 655 has Giga bit ports in it..so one of aour community friends may be correct about the link negotiation....do you have a gigabit port on your pc.............because the routers LAN interface is working at 1 gbps......so this can be an issue while connecting between the router and the switch .....look into the switch that does it have a gigabit port....i am sure it does not have a gigabit port.,......so dont waste your time upgrading the Firmware version.u can try and buy a 4 port gigabit switch..then it will surely solve your problem....this is the logical reason why when you put switch in between ur router and pc looses connectivity whereas when the pc is directly connected it work fine..........this is just a logical suggestion...revert back so that i can understand the issue

 

When playing LAN games a switch or hub?

I am planning on hosting a LAN party and we were going to all be playing the same game, Command and Conquer Kane's Wrath. I was wondering which would be better for use an ethernet hub or switch. I know they use different communications but not sure which would be best. Both are 10/100Mbps speed. So it won't matter on speed.Thanks for the help.

 

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