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to split the internet between different computers or to make it wireless if it is a wireless router

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What type of cable would you use to connect a pc nic to an rj45 Ethernet port of a cisco router?

cat 5 Ethernet cable


Do you have to hook the router up to a computer?

No - a router can connect to a computer, another router, a switch, a hub, a bridge or a modem. If you are connecting to the Internet via DSL or cable company you will need a modem/router to connect to them. You then attach your computer (or computers) to that router. Routers are useful because they make decisions about which way a packet of data goes - this network or this network? If you have one network that doesn't go anywhere (connect to the Internet or another network) a router is of no use to you and a switch generally does wonderfully and is cheaper than a router.


Why do routers use anding?

ANDing is used by a router, to see if the host which has to be contacted, is on the local network of the router, or a remote network.


What connecting device do you use for a small LAN for two or more connected networks?

For a small LAN network, a switch is best. To connect two or more LAN networks, a router is required. (2) From Jean Andrews CompTIA A+ sixth edition (page #852): You can use a crossover cable to connect to computers without a switch or hub making it the simplest network of all. For two or more you will need a switch, hub, or router.


What must be installed to provide a computer with physical and electronic connection to a network?

In a PC there is three pieces of hardware that could give you Network and/or internet connectivity. In most modern computers, the motherboard contains an Ethernet connection, so no hardware installation would be required, except for of course the motherboard itself. You would however how to install the network drivers for the ethernet on the motherboard for it to work. For motherboards without an Ethernet slot, you can buy a PCI or PCI-E network card, which contains an Ethernet port. Lastly, you could get a PCI or PCI-E wireless card, which could give you a wireless internet connection.

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What kind of Ethernet cable would you use to connect an XBox 360 to a router?

You can use any cat 5 ethernet cable to connect the xbox 360 to the router.


Do I need to use my ethernet input when using my router?

Yes. Your Ethernet cable will hook into your router.


Can you use a Belkin router as a print server for an ethernet non-wireless printer?

If your printer is network capable, it has own print server. Just connect the printer to the router. Then connect the printer as a network printer.


What type of cable would you use between a router and a switch?

A regular Cat 5e or Cat 6 RJ-45 straight-through Ethernet network cable.


Can you use a Belkin mimo router to connect to another wireless network and then share the other wireless network though its own 4 ethernet ports?

yes


Why switch is data link layer?

Data link layer refers to things that happen within a single network; that's what a switch does. Only a router (or equivalent device, which I would still consider a "router") is able to connect different networks.The different networks may use the same technology (for example, Ethernet and Ethernet), or different technologies (for example, Ethernet and Wi-Fi); a switch is only able to connect parts of a single network that use the same technology (often this will be Ethernet).


A sentence for protocol?

Most network cards nowadays use the Ethernet protocol.Most network cards nowadays use the Ethernet protocol.Most network cards nowadays use the Ethernet protocol.Most network cards nowadays use the Ethernet protocol.


How you conect vista to xp?

Like any other network, you use a router or an ethernet cord and connect the computers and run the network setup wizard on both comps.


Do you have to keep the Ethernet cord connected on a laptop when connected to wireless router?

If the laptop computer has a wireless adapter installed, either internally or externally, and it can communicate over that adapter to the wireless router, it is time to disconnect the Ethernet cable. The computer will only use one network path to the router at a time.


Which port should you connect a router to a lan?

It shouldn't matter which port you use unless it involves a network switch.


What type of cable would you use to connect a pc nic to an rj45 Ethernet port of a cisco router?

cat 5 Ethernet cable


What cable can you use to connect a PCs LCD display to a router?

There is no way to hook a LCD to a router. The router is only made for "network" traffic. It's way different then the signals needed for the LCD. You only connect the ethernet cable from the computer to the router.