Too many devices?

[Fasade]

Hi, I need some help at my workplace (small logistics office). We have 2 computers and one Printer connected to the router.

The router is a ZTE h108ns (as shown in the picture)(it came with the ISP), the specs of the router are as follows: LAN: 100 Mbps, WLAN: 54 Mbps and Ethernet: 4(3+1STB).

The government makes us have a machine which the customers can pay with a bank card (yeah that's how far back in terms of technology we are).

 

The problem: not enough ethernet ports, I got a small switch with 4ports that is "plug n play" and hopped it would work, it doesn't.

While I have everything connected one or two (usually a computer or the printer) will not have internet or in the case of the printer it wouldn't respond to tasks send from the PC's.

 

Please help.

[Electronics Wizardy]

buy a switch.

[The Benjamins]

4 minutes ago, Fasade said:

Hi, I need some help at my workplace (small logistics office). We have 2 computers and one Printer connected to the router.

The router is a ZTE h108ns (as shown in the picture)(it came with the ISP), the specs of the router are as follows: LAN: 100 Mbps, WLAN: 54 Mbps and Ethernet: 4(3+1STB).

The government makes us have a machine which the customers can pay with a bank card (yeah that's how far back in terms of technology we are).

 

The problem: not enough ethernet ports, I got a small switch with 4ports that is "plug n play" and hopped it would work, it doesn't.

While I have everything connected one or two (usually a computer or the printer) will not have internet or in the case of the printer it wouldn't respond to tanks send from the PC's.

 

Please help.

 

do all the ports not work or only some devices?

if it is only some devices that is not port specific is it only new devices?

if it is only new devices it is probably the router not wanting to give them access.

 

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

buy a switch.

maybe read the post first

[Fasade]

10 minutes ago, The Benjamins said:

 

do all the ports not work or only some devices?

if it is only some devices that is not port specific is it only new devices?

if it is only new devices it is probably the router not wanting to give them access.

 

maybe read the post first

I have tried all ports with each device, so I am guessing it's not the ports.

If it's the router, since I am at home now I will take a spare router with me at work.

[Electronics Wizardy]

47 minutes ago, The Benjamins said:

maybe read the post first

he probably got a hub, not a switch, get a switch. 

[Lord Ebola]

What's the make and model of the switch? You say that it doesn't work with the switch, could you explain what isn't working and in which config(What is plugged where and with what)?

[dlink377]

I may sounds silly, do you tried to replace the cable connecting the switch to the router. It happened to me once, troubleshooting for hours just to found out broken UTP cables.

 

 

[Fasade]

Apparently the "idiots" wanted the same IP address and neither of them wanted to back down, sigh.


Thank you, everyone, for your help.