From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: September 02, 2008
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: connecting schoolroom computers via a router
>
> Leo,
> Our school has a wired network with one ethernet outlet in each
> classroom. If someone uses a wireless router (not switch)to hook up
> (using patch cables) another 3 computers to share the ethernet
> connection (and doesn't disable the DHCP functions of the router) will
> that affect the connections of other computers in other classrooms on
> the network? Thank you - I've gotten conflicting answers on this.
So you're plugging a router into the single wall connection,
leaving DHCP enabled on that router, and then plugging in
multiple computers to the router?
Internet access should work just fine, I would think. The
only concern is that you might not be able to access
computer-to-computer to other computers in the school.
Similarly your school's IT department won't be able to
access the computers you connect this way.
But you won't be disrupting the other computers in the
school in any case.
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Thanks for asking,
Leo Notenboom
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