Stacking hubs

[Lan_Of_Malkier]

It is possible to 'stack' hubs?

Example:
plug 4 hub into another 4 hub and have things function correctly?

I'm guessing no, but it's worth a shot to ask.

[Kendan]

Yes it will work just fine.

[Lan_Of_Malkier]

Sweeeeeeeeeeet:clap:

[Xenocide]

assuming they have uplink ports...

[Vipasnipa]

You're better off with switches though. They are less expensive and are more reliable. Hubs have more features, but it comes at a price. Use swtiches for lan gaming.

[engjohn]

Originally posted by Vipasnipa
Hubs have more features, but it comes at a price.

???

Please explain. A hub has more features?

[moorcito]

Originally posted by engjohn
Originally posted by Vipasnipa
Hubs have more features, but it comes at a price.
???

Please explain. A hub has more features?

I'm thinking he got the two mixed up. He should have said switches are more expensive and have more features, while hubs are less expensive and have less features.

[nefariouslogic]

Easy as pie, and you don't need an uplink port (if you have a crossover cable). I've done this many times at lan parties. The uplink port simply acts as the crossover.

[speedbird2007]

How do you know if you have an uplink port?? As i want to connect two wireless routers. Do you mean the one that would go from the cable modem to the router.
So you would plug the frist router like normal to cable modem and then connect one of the 4 ports to the other router in the port you would a cabler modem and both will work wireless I am new at this.
Malc.

[jajmon]

Originally posted by speedbird2007
How do you know if you have an uplink port?? As i want to connect two wireless routers. Do you mean the one that would go from the cable modem to the router.
So you would plug the frist router like normal to cable modem and then connect one of the 4 ports to the other router in the port you would a cabler modem and both will work wireless I am new at this.
Malc.

NO - you connect the two together via a regular patch cable, via a regular switch port on both. The WAN port, is for your cable/dsl connection and is NOT an uplink port.
Somebody will prolly come along and say that you need a cross-over cable, but you don't. The switch ports are usually n-way, which means they auto sense and can function as cross-over or regular. I have 4 switches and 2- 4 port routers, and I can connect them together with regular patch cables. I do have a 10mb hub, which does have an uplink port. Depending on which position a slide switch is makes it a regular port or uplink (cross-over)

[Kendan]

Originally posted by speedbird2007
How do you know if you have an uplink port?? As i want to connect two wireless routers. Do you mean the one that would go from the cable modem to the router.
So you would plug the frist router like normal to cable modem and then connect one of the 4 ports to the other router in the port you would a cabler modem and both will work wireless I am new at this.
Malc.

Make sure you turn off DHCP on the inside router. (not the one hooked to the modem by way of the WAN port)

[speedbird2007]

Ok Thank you chaps.