“EW RJ45 Ports on router AMD range extender I have a Lynksys E2500 Router (which has five RJ45 ports) and am buying a Linksys RE6500 Range Extender (which has four RJ45 ports). I have two questions about this setup: 1. How many total WIRED devices may I connect to this system (router + range extender)? 2. What is the total number of devices (wired + WiFi) I can I connect combining the router + the range extender?”
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1. While there are 5 RJ-45 jacks on the back of your router, one of them is a WAN jack for connecting to your Cable/DSL modem, leaving 4 LAN jacks to connect wired devices. The range extender gives you an additional 4 LAN jacks to connect to your local network, giving you a grand total of 8 wired Local Area Network connections. Of course, adding additional hubs can increase this amount. 2. Typically, home routers are configured for a Class C network configuration, meaning that you can have up to 254 total devices in your IP address range, but remember that the extender will count as one of those devices.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.1. You have 9. 5 + 4 2. 255 devices roughly.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.1) you can hook up 4 wired devices to it. 2) I think it depends on the bandwidth you plan on using with the device. I mean, it has 4 wired and it allocates them IP addresses like any other router would. As far as wireless devices go, this guy just repeats the signal, so all of the IP "stuff" is done on the main router/modem. The main router would technically dictate what/how many devices are connected since the main one is doing the actual allocation of IP addresses. You're probably good if you're planning on using this in a residential setting.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.hdtc and JediMaster13 have the best answers. One side note for JediMaster13 - when adding the extender, you are potentially adding an additional 254 possible device addresses. Realistically, you can add as many wired and wireless devices that support you internet connection. My internet connection is based on a 3GHz download and 1GHz upload MAXIMUM data package. I am using a dual band router and extender (supports 2.5 and 5 GHz). As a TEST, I have had a total of 13 devices (computer, tablet, notebook and smart phone combinations) connected and working the internet at the same time with only slight degradation. 3 computers were wired in the ports, the rest of the devices were WIFI connections. I was downloading 2 movies while streaming music from my NAS (Network Attached Storage) hard drive. There were times when the movie skipped and music stuttered, but overall performance was very good. I based my router and extender choices based on need and provider internet access package we have. YOUR performance will depend on the router, extender, data flow rate contracted for and the number of devices accessing the internet t\at the same time. You will need to examine your requirements and make determination of internet provider, router and extender based on that. I WILL recommend that if you need an extender to plug in a desk top or notebook computer in a port, use a router and extender supporting Dual bands. With both bands operating at same timer, you get the best signal strength and quality of signal. Hope this helps some.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Connect as many devices as you want until you can't stand how slow the network response is from any one device. Seriously though, without going into details of data networking, the devices are designed with a limited number of Ethernet ports for this reason (WiFi just the same). Together those ports function effectively as a network switch. You could connect a 24 or 48 port switch to one or the other devices, but having that many devices on the network will ultimately cause latency and possible network collisions. I don't know if there are any recommendations on the number of devices either will handle without data transmission degradation (length of Ethernet cable and wireless distance from the WiFi access point also play into it), but I would be interested to hear how far you can push them before you hit the inevitable "wall". ;)
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You should be able to connect all of the wired connections, so for you 9 inputs. The number of wireless connections is also as many as you have but the more you have competing for the same "space" can cause a degradation in performance for all. Keep in mind the performance will vary based on the quality of connection you have coming into your house.
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.1. 4 devices 2. I have 26 devices in the house (wireless) but have two of these in the house. No issues.
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