Concerns of Connecting Unmanaged Switch/Hubs to Network

controlcontrol Member Posts: 309
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Are there any issues with plugging in small switches (small 4..ish ports) into the wall ports at work to allow multiple PCs to share the connection, if for example only one wall port was available.Talking about the Belkin/Netgear etc..
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Could cause problems. Your best bet is to ask who ever runs the network to avoid any issues.
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  • paul78paul78 Member Posts: 3,016 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Even if you think that it won't cause a problem, I suggest you ask. If you work in a large enterprise that is highly regulated, it could be a policy or risk violation. Where I work, it could be grounds for employment termination.
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  • Node ManNode Man Member Posts: 668 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I had a related question: by adding more and more switches, is it possible to consumer all the dhcp ip's? or pass the subnet allowed ip's?
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    You usually wouldn't have your switches being assigned an IP via DHCP, but it possible to have more hosts than addresses in your range and deplete the pool.
    An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made.
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