Using an ID-1 with a Network switch?

[K7KHA - Kelvin]

Has anyone, with an ID-1, had success using a network switch with their ID-1 or is a crossover cable needed? Assuming it's connected thru the WAN port on the Switch it seems to be rather chatty but I'm having some trouble finding other computers in the 'workgroup.'

K7KHA

[John D. Hays]

If you have Windows boxes, it is going to be too much traffic for 128K link.  Most people put in a router (Inexpensive MikroTik routers have all the features of the big commercial jobs).  This allows you to segment one or more LANs and route through the switch to the ID-1.  Many ports are auto-sensing so I typically use straight through cables.

---

John D. Hays
K7VE

PO Box 1223, Edmonds, WA 98020-1223 

  

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 8:20 AM, K7KHA - Kelvin <avia...@gmail.com> wrote:

Has anyone, with an ID-1, had success using a network switch with their ID-1 or is a crossover cable needed? Assuming it's connected thru the WAN port on the Switch it seems to be rather chatty but I'm having some trouble finding other computers in the 'workgroup.'

K7KHA

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Utah D-STAR Users" group.
To post to this group, send email to utah-d-s...@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to utah-d-star-us...@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at http://dstarutah.org
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Utah D-STAR Users" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to utah-d-star-us...@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

[Kelvin Anderson]

Ah....great idea, assuming you can obtain them on Amazon? How's the setup/config easy for a non-network person to manage?

-K