On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 5:09 PM, Iznogoud <iznogoud at nobelware.com> wrote: > You are welcome. Wait for Randy's advise; I trust his judgement. > > That ehternet cable that comes from the modem is the LAN of what we were > calling modem+router. You would plug that into the second router's WAN and > you should be in business. > > This long-distance wireless internet sounds exciting. Reminds be of HAM radio. > Try a few things to get more info. See what the IP of one of your systems on > the LAN is. Then, see if you can direct a browser to the "gateway" IP of that > system on the LAN. Chances are that the LAN side of the radio has functionality > similar to the cable/DSL modems. I've tried and I am not able to connect. The ISP has things locked real tight - - - likely because if I could access it I might also be able to up the communication throttle - grin! > > What I do know is that more ports is better than fewer... obvoiusly. > > But I also know that you can have one router connect to another, which you can > purchase later, to augment the set of ports. You just have to configure one > to let the other do the DHCP assigning of addresses, or something simple like > that. > As I know I need more ports I was asking if the managed switch would give the same functionality. It sounds like not quite so its still needing a second router AND the switch. Thanks Dee