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18-05-2008, 10:21 AM
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Time Capsule and Switch
I presently have a 1gb Time capsule and have the need for additional Ethernet Ports.
Can I install a 8 port switch into 1 of the Ethernet ports on the TC, and will all ports be able to access the TC and the Internet??
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18-05-2008, 10:26 AM
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I'll do it soon, okay?
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Just plug the "uplink" port of the 8-port switch into any of the Time Capsule ethernet ports and it will work fine.
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18-05-2008, 10:28 AM
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Most unmanaged switches dont seem to have a "uplink" port, will any port do the job ??
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18-05-2008, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by dtun87222
Most unmanaged switches dont seem to have a "uplink" port, will any port do the job ??
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Usually port 1 or port 8 will be an "uplink" port.
Plug it in and see what happens  |
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18-05-2008, 10:44 AM
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Any settings required inside the Time capsule ??
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18-05-2008, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by dtun87222
Any settings required inside the Time capsule ??
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Nope. Plug it in and see what happens, it should just work without any configuration changes on anything. |
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18-05-2008, 12:07 PM
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You only need the uplink port for the best speeds, just try plugging a straight or crossover cable and hope for the best, the cheap switches are smarter when it comes to this  |
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18-05-2008, 01:02 PM
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Crossover cables are not needed on ANY Apple equipment with an ethernet port released after the Mirror Door PMG4. At that time (many had it earlier) all ethernet enabled Macs have auto-sensing ports, meaning they can use both crossover and straight through cables.
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18-05-2008, 03:10 PM
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Thanks Everyone, I purchased a Linksys SD2008 Gigabit 8 Port Switch, so far its working fine.
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18-05-2008, 03:35 PM
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How can you do this? You're not allowed to buy something small and simple to make it work. You need to go on a rampage about how apple only gave you a couple of ports, how <brand> does it better, and cheaper, and that you'll never buy Apple again.
Some people, really....
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18-05-2008, 03:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dtun87222
Thanks Everyone, I purchased a Linksys SD2008 Gigabit 8 Port Switch, so far its working fine.
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Just out of interest, is it a rev 2 version of switch or a rev 1? It would appear the rev 1 version doesn't do jumbo packets 
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18-05-2008, 04:24 PM
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On the back of the switch it says version 3, works with 1 my iMac, DVR, TC, Printer and 2 Vista PCs
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