Are all devices connected to the same network?
Are all devices connected to the same network?
I have this mess with my stuff. My PS4 is having connection trouble, and I can't mirror my phone screen to the smart TV because they are on different networks. In the future, if I buy a printer, I'll need it to work with my phone but not with my computers either. I'm worried this setup won't work at all. Do you think I could just use a simple switch to fix everything? How do I solve this problem?
The TP-Link router isn't doing anything useful right now, so go ahead and set up a Google Mesh network instead.
I'm sorry.... My bad not to mention how much space I need... it's possible but I'd have to break through all the drywall and buy a lot of extra cable. Basically, the main internet stays in the dining room and is far away from where my router sits. Anyways...is there another way to do this without changing the plan of having more than one exit from the main internet provider?
Move Cisco into the dining area or get rid of it entirely. What's the name of that main router? How many Ethernet ports are there?
I can move my Cisco device into the dining area, but I'll need to swap it out for a new switch instead. The current main router is actually an optical fiber decoder and that stays in place because I can't remove it. It has four LAN ports like this one.
Yeah, that works fine. You don't actually need two switches in a chain. Just use a standard RJ45 coupler instead. It's called the WO Dexun RJ45 Ethernet Cable Extender, and it fits both ends (female to female). This one is compatible with CAT5A or CAT6A cables, and it comes in black. You can buy it for the best price online, right here in Saudi Arabia from Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina, Dammam, Mecca, and even on Amazon.com.