I have a router and a switch together in a room, the switch connects to a patch cable witch connects the wall ports in others rooms. In another room I have only one port, but I want to get several connections in this room. Can I connect a cheap 4 port switch to this one port wall jach and then connect 4 computers in this room? Basically it would be kind of "daisy chaining" switches. Can this be done, and what are the problems with this if it can be done?
Plug a Switch into a Switch
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Run your 4 or 8 port switch out of that room..A single Ethernet line from your router may be all that is needed instead of two switches.
I need to keep the setup like it is in the orginal room. I need the switch in there to connect to the patch panel which connects all the ports in the walls of different rooms. I don't want to run new cables through walls, that is too much work and trouble, I want to use the existing "in wall" cableing. I want to expand a one port jack without having to run more cableing. I s this possible and what are the problems with it, slower speed?
Yes, you can daisy-chain switches. I like the little Linksys 4 port switch. It does the job well.