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So, in this video I'm gonna talk about how to install your ethernet switch. So, let's say I have my laptop here, and I really want to connect it to my network. So, I'll take a little ethernet cable, and plug it to the laptop; and on the other side, of course, it has to go to my router. Let's, oh no, I'm out of ports on my router. All my ports are already full, because I've connected them to all my other computers. So, what are we gonna do?
This is where the ethernet switch comes in handy. As you can see, the ethernet switch just as a bunch of ports on it. So, to connect to the network what I have to do is first, take one of the ports that are already connected to the network, and move them over to the switch. Now, the reason I'm doing that is because I need a free port on my router, so I can connect my switch to it So I'm gonna take another ethernet cable, plug that one in; and then, the other side goes to my router.
Now, it doesn't really matter where you connect the cables to, as long as the order is correct. The specific port is of no importance. So, as long as I connected the switch to the router, everything that's connected to the switch, is also connected to the router. Basically, the switch just extends the ports that are on the router.
So, now I have to just connect my laptop over to the switch, and I'm done. Everybody's online. The laptop is connected to the switch, the switch is connected to the router, and everything that's connected to both the router and the switch, is on the network. Now, this is a really good trick if you have, for example, another room in your house that has a bunch of computers in it that you wanna connect to your network, not wirelessly, but with an actual cable. This means that you only have to really run one cable over to that room, and then just hook it up to a switch that has more ports.

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@HectorGarcia-is5no 3 года назад

Finally! Straight to the point explanation, thank you. I wasted an hour looking at other 20 minute videos that didn't explain this.

@chrisbuckles3805 7 месяцев назад

The first HOW TO that actually explained HOW TO and in under 2 minutes! Made a subscriber out of me!

@alexymb4721 6 месяцев назад

Current videos are 15+ minutes long.

@chrisbuckles3805 6 месяцев назад

But I'm sure something will be learned in those 15+ minutes!@@alexymb4721

@BluudRedd 4 месяца назад

@@alexymb4721for ad revenue and monetization

@psychostick 10 лет назад

Finally. A simple explanation. Thank you.

@TheCliffy007 8 лет назад

thank you for making this video SOOOO easy to understand. The switch is just an extension of router ports...

@heynofatchicksok 11 лет назад

I plugged my cat into where the "cat5" is supposed to go, but he just hissed and scratched me. Still no interweb. What am I doing wrong ?

@davidbosilj 4 года назад

you need 5 cats

@Nonymous215 4 года назад

David Bosilj 💀💀💀

@davidbosilj 4 года назад

@@Nonymous215 is that a death threat?

@TheNotFakeBot212 3 года назад

@@davidbosilj (I hope I'm not getting whooshed) That just means someone is dying of laughter

@davidbosilj 3 года назад

@@TheNotFakeBot212 not a whoosh, my emoji game is pretty low 🙃

@shilohgordon8398 3 года назад

absolutely great video. I watched other videos for over ten minutes, and they still couldn't explain HOW to do this. Thanks alot!

@russella7263 3 года назад

On some switches (including the one in the video) it does matter which port is used as the uplink to the router. Notice how he used the right most port for the uplink, which is the correct one for that switch. Note: This requirement can vary for the same switch depending on age/firmware, so if you have one where it doesn’t matter, that doesn’t mean it’s the same for everyone.

@dannyascuntar2483 2 года назад

Can any Ethernet cable be used as the uplink to the router or specifically the one that comes with the switch?

@googlewolly Год назад

@@dannyascuntar2483 Yes, any ethernet cable should work.

@richman61 Год назад

Exactly ^^

@bryonhulcher851 Год назад

PLEASE HELP !!! my switch (unmanaged TP link 16 port TL-SG116) doesnt have a separated port for the router It seems . Does it matter on this switch? Also... I have been having horrible Wifi drops . Do I need to turn my router to AP mode ? Do i need a separate AP ? My router has the option on how to use it. Its an Asus RT-AX86U... Any help would be great ! I have a rasberry pi 4 next to everything which emits a blutooth signal I believe.. could that be causing interference ?

@googlewolly Год назад

@@bryonhulcher851 With respect to the switch, it should not matter at all which port you use. You should literally be able to use any port on the switch to give it internet. That's how mine (also TP-Link) works. As for the WiFi dropping, difficult to say, as that could be numerous things.

@Mycooldavis 3 года назад

Finally!Somebody to explain it in simple terms. Thank you

@opticnirvana 11 лет назад

Thank, you! Finally a simple explanation and no technobable!!!!

@CleanCutCarson 8 лет назад

Simple and easy couldn't have been a better explanation thank you!

@SuperGamingFamily 9 лет назад

dude thank you for the vid, helped me out alot

@Jinfwjump 5 лет назад

Super Gaming Family ok buddy

@darioradic117 9 месяцев назад

Hello from 2023. Good to see Mac's used to have network ports in the past. We dearly miss them.

@JJFlores197 7 месяцев назад

Gotta love Apple's "Think Different".

@calvinreichelderfer7989 8 лет назад

Finally a video that simply explains a switch. Thank you

@villebillie1562 5 лет назад

Cal ... Watch the RU-vid video "Ethernet hubs versus switches" by BTCInstrumentation.

@howtotruckdriver101 3 года назад

8 years old and the best explanation on RU-vid

@Phiidyn 11 лет назад

Brings back memories of old XBox LAN parties :') Oh, how I learned so much about basic networking. I love you Google.

@michaeljohn3184 4 года назад

Thanks, the simply connect to any port was so simple I thought I was missing something.

@elliemerc01 2 года назад

Thank you for making this really brief, easy And to the point. Great job!

@karnagandhi9914 Год назад

Im sending everyone who asks learn how to do this, this video! Awesome Stuff.

@Kachikapow 2 месяца назад

in the year of out lord 2024 this is still the most straight forward video that isn't a 20 minute entire home networking video

@Jayrod64 9 лет назад

Actually the specific port is somewhat important. You have to connect the router to the uplink port on the switch, which is usually the port that appears to be separate from the rest. The specific on the router doesn't matter.

@DarthBaeza 2 года назад

Yes, he failed to say which specific port was input. Yes, we should know but some won't. I checked on another video and it verified that. I wasn't sure.

@Jayrod64 Год назад

@@DarthBaeza Some switches are auto sensing, so you can plug the input into any port and it should be able to connect immediately(once you plug an ethernet cable to device). As a rule of thumb, I usually use port 1 as the input in the off chance that it's not auto sensing, because port 1 is usually the input anyways.

@eeiko321 Год назад

@@Jayrod64given that this video was 10 years ago..maybe back then the routers weren’t auto sensing and should’ve been described? Also does the new switches require power?

@Jayrod64 Год назад

@@eeiko321 Currently the ethernet switch that I use is unmanaged, and it does in fact require power. I have a TP Link CAT 6, 8 port Ethernet Switch(paid about $20 for it on Amazon). Unmanaged ethernet and/or network switches are almost always auto sensing, whereas routers almost never are because they have own web GUI to change various settings. There are some cases however where a wireless access point has a certain port set up to be FTTH as well. Comtrend was like this with their DSL modems that also happened to support fiber optic internet connection, but they have since moved to much better models that are essentially a router in all but name. The newer models are basically a really decent 802.11 ac router, as while FTTH(Fiber to the Home) does require an ONT(Optical Network Terminal) just outside the house, it then is terminated into an ethernet connection by the time it's inside your house. It's a topic a bit beyond the scope of just routers and switches, but one which nonetheless fascinates me.

@n3rdbear 12 лет назад

Holy shit, I've been a computer nerd for 12 years and I never knew how a network switch works until now.

@itHurtswhenIP 5 лет назад

"and we're done! we are connected to the internet" me, looking at the devices not connected to power: *doubt*

@shweepa2061 4 года назад

Lmao

@gabrielnedelcu3289 4 года назад

Power Over Ethernet

@jameswiggle 4 года назад

@@gabrielnedelcu3289 doesnt poe still require an ac adapter?

@gabrielnedelcu3289 4 года назад

@@jameswiggle Yes ... Yes it does ... I think he is just talking theoretical in this video. But people can get confused by that.

@Phamsterz Год назад

Watching this in 2023, still helpful 💪💪

@apogeedetail 10 дней назад

Straight to the point. Love it!!!

@H2Oredfirefox Год назад

That was exceptionally helpful I wasn't sure how to use one because I was getting one for my two consoles to link to the one connector.

@ssekyanzidav 11 лет назад

getting into the installations is the best thing am hoping to get over with this third year of my education at the university

@artificialsoul4248 5 лет назад

We just purchased a switch, and set it up today. Our dumbasses didn't realize a switch and a router were completely different. Thank you for the video, solved a headache. Thankfully we didn't struggle for too long.

@FixManTx 11 лет назад

Check the manual for your switch to make sure all the ports are auto-sensing, meaning it doesn't matter which port you connect to the router. Most new switches should work fine but some might still have a port dedicated to connecting to another switch or router. Also, if you didn't power cycle the router and the printer, the printer's IP might be having some sort of conflict.

@NatMG Год назад

I know this comment is 10 years old but you're exactly right! I went through months on pain not knowing why my internet connection was so choppy, then I realised that different ports had dedicated jobs! e.g one of my ports was meant for a direct connection from my router to supply the internet to the switch

@michaelcostello6991 6 лет назад

Very clear introduction. Thank you. Just what i needed as i learn about networks

@usmle2011 2 года назад

Wonderful video and right to the point! I was looking into many videos but all confused a person like myself who is not tech savvy!!! But I know what I need ! So helpful! Keep it up

@zakinfinity1 7 лет назад

Am really enjoying the practical vedios of your presentation. is really awesome.

@billblass2 5 лет назад

Thank you so much, I've ordered my switch.

@Dave-gw6ep 4 года назад

Another banger from my man, Yoav! Thanks for the Howcast!

@forxbusiness_solutions Год назад

Time saving simple to understand video! Thanks man!

@amadeokomnenus1414 2 года назад

10 years late but thanks for this

@bowhammer2818 6 лет назад

Would just like to add for the people who do this when they hook up the switch for their Xbox or ps4. It does weaken our NAT type from open to moderate or moderate to strict. You WILL need a direct link from your router to your Xbox or ps4 and in some cases your PC.

@davidmccarthy7058 2 года назад

Finally I found a new way to clear a server on GTA. This would be my Ethernet connection to switch on after joining an online session using WiFi for initial connection.

@smallgoon 7 лет назад

First switch ever that requires no power supply!!!

@benjaminmathias5004 7 лет назад

smallgoon man I thought the same thing

@localboofboi8063 7 лет назад

smallgoon it actually has one

@terrorkarotte5652 6 лет назад

I think you're competent to know how to plug it in..

@dajhagirl 5 лет назад

But the router wasn’t plugged in either.

@NWinnVR 5 лет назад

He's powering it solely with his overwhelming enthusiasm and passion!

@ukvaper3172 5 лет назад

Loving the background music 👌

@geraldrios2936 7 лет назад

Best "right to the point" video!

@123djcris 5 лет назад

Great Video dude! It was helpful that it was short because it explains the main point xD

@jdupree4016 11 лет назад

Thanks! You made this simple enough for even me to understand!

@tareqali7539 4 года назад

You are awesome. I now understand what he is doing Thank you im tarek from jordan

@melissaobrien429 2 года назад

Thank you for making this simple! Got it fixed!

@jsngallery 10 месяцев назад

👍👍👍👍 on,y vid that told me that it doesn’t matter which port u plug in, ty

@UFOSgotme 7 лет назад

Lettts getttt it I got hella internet now baby thank youuuu

@patrickpocock3291 3 года назад

Thank you! Very helpful since the installation instructions provided no information about connecting any of the wires.

@sydr570 4 года назад

Thank you, Adam Sandler Tech Tips

@maryproveaux9200 4 года назад

Sweet! Not only great explanation but great performance.......thank you.

@willierollerskating8642 6 лет назад

GREAT Explanation! It helped me right away. AWESOME! : )

@FixManTx 11 лет назад

That is possible, but most switches made these days should be able to sense and adjust for either type of cable. The difference is that in a standard Cat5/Cat6 cable both ends are wired the same. With a crossover, the 8 wires on one end will be arranged in a different order, which was necessary with some older networking equipment or if you connected 2 computers directly to each other. Most networking equipment these days can sense that and adjust automatically, but maybe your switch does not.

@ApfelAvocado_TV 11 месяцев назад

man u safed our lan party thx man

@paperplanepilot7170 4 года назад

1:39 Oh, it‘s a trick... And I thought Switches were developed for this Funktion ;) Thanks for your Video.

@rudyperez9940 3 года назад

What is this guys name? He deserves a raise

@VxV466 2 года назад

Thanks daddy, nice quick help.

@drunkendiaries 8 месяцев назад

Great, great video! Thank you!

@masniar548 2 года назад

Thanks again Adam

@izri1 6 лет назад

Good explanation my Eastern European Khazarian friend.

@JJDaMan808 11 лет назад

Fascinating.. now I know how to use a network switch..

@JJDaMan808 11 лет назад

Yes, for this to be a wireless connection your computer can connect to the internet using types of network adapters to connect to the internet, that is built in to your computer, and then being connected to a router to have internet connectivity...

@maxpolaris99 6 лет назад

Mac Laptop? He's gonna be a movie star!

@happybird9527 4 года назад

thanx....now i understand where to plug 😊

@MrCJHamill 9 лет назад

Thanks very much. You explained everything very clearly.

@007iceprince 4 года назад

The use case mentioned on the video is exactly what i want to do with the switch.

@FlyinHawaiian846 3 года назад

Thank you so much- I needed this.

@youdabuddha7468 3 года назад

Clear and simple, thanks !

@pjos11 2 года назад

Just watching your video and you said “Hey Siri” well guess what happened in my house !! 😀

@tdrewman 5 лет назад

OMG a Mac with an Ethernet Port! Those Macs went extinct within this decade.

@benemy9 5 лет назад

Perfectly explained, thank you.

@ageary 5 лет назад

McLovin gives us networking advise.............nice

@abdirahman6734 3 года назад

that’s easy explanation thanks bro 😎

@ricardofranco4114 Год назад

Better than running tons of cables around the house when all I have to do is run one cable to a box and hook everything to that box. 👌

@ahmadtalha6973 7 лет назад

Very good explanation.

@LolFishFail 10 лет назад

I think this is going to be the way I hook up my new office.

@dennisecruz8330 5 лет назад

Straight to the point tutorial this is what we need. Not like the "blablabla tutorial"

@DebojitGanguly 11 лет назад

Easy & quick process to extend n/w. Cool

@FixManTx 11 лет назад

If you're trying to combine them to double your download speed, no. I believe there is equipment out there that might be able to do that, but it's not something the home user can probably afford and the ISP's of both connections would have to cooperate and the likelihood of that is slim.

@Vaginiti5 7 лет назад

The biggest issue of this set up is any of the computers connected to the switch will be throttled and speed will be Capped dependent upon the switch's capability to process packets. Which usually is much slower then your router.

@shanedurrance 5 лет назад

Thanks for a easy to understand video.

@palomabernstein6376 3 года назад

Great video, helped me a lot

@lolxd-xs4ii 7 лет назад

THANKS MAN IT HELPED ME ALOT !!!!

@dancingparrot8551 2 года назад

Thanks for explanation

@usmankjs 4 года назад

Fantastic Learning

@m.b.2228 5 лет назад

omg thank you man, you saved me, subbed

@securethebag1613 3 месяца назад

where does the power come from? also can you share a link to the switch your using?

@stangjc Год назад

Thanks for the educational video. Please turn the background music down a little bit. Very annoying.

@TheBlues8820 12 лет назад

Thank you this was a very helpful.

@guillermovaldez6630 11 лет назад

Yes, you can still be able to port forward. As he mentioned on the video, the switch will provide extra ports to the router.

@stevem9628 2 года назад

That was fast thanks!

@neychansovann2511 6 лет назад

Thank you for teaching.

@FixManTx 11 лет назад

Take that old cable and hold the ends together side-by-side so that you can see the colors of the individual wires going to each of the contacts. If the wires on one end are in a different order, then the cable is a crossover which means your switch might not have auto-sensing ports. What model is your switch?

@bumpingbobby2208 8 лет назад

acting skills 5/7

@squintero213 3 года назад

a perfect score

@brandoncorpuz5901 3 года назад

Oh no!

@arianara100 11 лет назад

so easy...thank you!!)))

@DJSmad82 4 года назад

Spot on thanks 👍🏻

@siema24 9 лет назад

Yeah, but what about ports configuration?

@behrozmery 11 лет назад

Thanks it was really use full 4 me .

@projectjagriti3996 5 лет назад

Thank you so much sir.

@g0runse0 Год назад

Great Thanks. Next time, feel free to dispense with the 1980s video game sounds !

@ElectricMilesLLC 5 лет назад

00:46 biggest issues in 2019.

@theg00nsquad51 4 года назад

relevant comment 2020

@ronin8993 4 года назад

Future problem in 2021

@saucetv4746 3 года назад

@@ronin8993 2021 xD

@mschwemberger 12 лет назад

sure it will. and the modem has to be connected to the switch. how should the router know on whot switch the modem is? The router has a dedicated socket for a modem.