Network Switch

[Kabom]

So im having a LAN party with a 8 freinds soon and since we need to use a switch I thought a TP-Link TL-SF1008D would be good. The only thing im woried about is that we got 8 PCs and 8 ports on the switch, isnt their a port reserved for the router to the switch in order for the switch to get connection. 

 

Please help me out.

[Matt_98]

1 minute ago, Kabooom said:

So im having a LAN party with a 8 freinds soon and since we need to use a switch I thought a TP-Link TL-SF1008D would be good. The only thing im woried about is that we got 8 PCs and 8 ports on the switch, isnt their a port reserved for the router to the switch in order for the switch to get connection. 

 

Please help me out.

no there will only be 8 ports

[Kabom]

1 hour ago, Matt_98 said:

no there will only be 8 ports

So one port out of the 8 will be gone as its reserved?

 

Didnt quite get you man

[Matt_98]

Just now, Kabooom said:

So one port out of the 8 will be gone as its reserved?

no ports are reserved but one would need  to go to the router if you want an internet connection

[Lurick]

 

Just now, Kabooom said:

So one port out of the 8 will be gone as its reserved?

 

Didnt quite get you man

You'll only have 7 open ports. 8 port switch means 8 total ports, no reserved ports unfortunately.

So you'll need a 12 or 16 port switch like this:

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122139&cm_re=12_port_gigabit_switch-_-33-122-139-_-Product

[Kabom]

1 hour ago, Matt_98 said:

no ports are reserved but one would need  to go to the router if you want an internet connection

Ah okay, so I can connect all of them but I need to plug in at least one port to the router in order to receive internet connection. 

[Kabom]

1 hour ago, Lurick said:

 

You'll only have 7 open ports. 8 port switch means 8 total ports, no reserved ports unfortunately.

So you'll need a 12 or 16 port switch like this:

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122139&cm_re=12_port_gigabit_switch-_-33-122-139-_-Product

Ah okay, thanks, 

[Kabom]

Other question

1 hour ago, Lurick said:

 

You'll only have 7 open ports. 8 port switch means 8 total ports, no reserved ports unfortunately.

So you'll need a 12 or 16 port switch like this:

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122139&cm_re=12_port_gigabit_switch-_-33-122-139-_-Product

Other question, to save some cash. Can I just buy 2 of the TP-Link TL-SF1008Ds and drag a cable from one of them to the other in order to get internet. 

 

Router > (Cable) > TL-SF1008D > (Cable) > TL-SF1008D

                                        |                                         |

                                 6 PC´s                                 2 PC´s

[Matt_98]

Just now, Kabooom said:

Other question

Other question, to save some cash. Can I just buy 2 of the TP-Link TL-SF1008Ds and drag a cable from one of them to the other in order to get internet. 

 

Router > (Cable) > TL-SF1008D > (Cable) > TL-SF1008D

                                        |                                         |

                                 7 PC´s                                 One PC

yes but it would be best to plug the switches directly into the router

[Lurick]

Just now, Kabooom said:

Other questiob

Other question, to save some cash. Can I just buy 2 of the TP-Link TL-SF1008Ds and drag a cable from one of them to the other in order to get internet. 

 

Router > (Cable) > TL-SF1008D > (Cable) > TL-SF1008D

                                        |                                         |

                                 7 PC´s                                 One PC

Yah, so long as you don't do this:

(Cable the second switch back to the first switch on another port  )

Router > Cable > TL-SF1008D > (Cable) > TL-SF1008D

                                      |------(Another cable)----|

[Kabom]

1 hour ago, Lurick said:

Yah, so long as you don't do this:

(Cable the second switch back to the first switch on another port  )

Router > Cable > TL-SF1008D > (Cable) > TL-SF1008D

                                      |------(Another cable)----|

Sorry if im a little bit retared on this. So 3 cables just for internet on the first switch then 2 on the next one. 

 

Why would you need to route back one cable on the second switch to the first one?

[Lurick]

Just now, Kabooom said:

Sorry if im a little bit retared on this. So 3 cables just for internet on the first switch then 2 on the next one. 

 

Why would you need to route back one cable on the second switch to the first one?

It's something people sometimes do, for reasons that baffle me, and it'lll cause a loop and things will be bad  

 

So you'll need 2 cables, 1 from each switch to the router, or you can go router > switch > switch and still just need 2. 1 cable between each device.

[paddy-stone]

No, you can daisy chain them if you like, it works fine, so basically [router]->[switch 1]->[switch 2]... and you can plug any PC into any of them, they will all have the router as the gateway.

[Kabom]

1 hour ago, paddy-stone said:

No, you can daisy chain them if you like, it works fine, so basically [router]->[switch 1]->[switch 2]... and you can plus any PC into any of them, they will all have the router as the gateway.

 

 

1 hour ago, Lurick said:

It's something people sometimes do, for reasons that baffle me, and it'lll cause a loop and things will be bad  

 

So you'll need 2 cables, 1 from each switch to the router, or you can go router > switch > switch and still just need 2. 1 cable between each device.

 

Okay, I want to avoid draging more then one ethernet cable as its 25 meters away and we´ll have to drag it outside. 

[paddy-stone]

Just now, Kabooom said:

 

 

 

Okay, I want to avoid draging more then one ethernet cable as its 25 meters away and we´ll have to drag it outside. 

Yep, that's why it's OK to daisy chain them if you want, saves more wiring if you have a distance to cover.