OT... but a little networking knowledge desired

[Chris Mohler]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Michael Comperchio <fazoogled at gmail.com> wrote:
> I though I'd ask... can I put a
> switch in front of the wireless router? like so:
>
> cable modem ----> switch ---> patch panel ----> wireless router?

Sure.  Depending on the actual hardware, you might need a crossover
cable.  My home setup is

cable "modem" [--reg cat5-->] VOIP router [--crossover cat5-->] WIFI router

Chris