The Main Router Discussion Topic
Non-techies, please bear with me on this. I'm starting a discussion about router technology here which may quickly get hard to follow in places. We have a lot of Techies on these forums, and their kno...
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if the HT 1000/1100 have built in routers is it a workable solution to use a multi-port switch instead of a router?Yes, absolutely.
Also, a wireless Access Point is really nothing more than a wireless switch. It simply allows the modem to serve up its five available IP addresses directly, wirelessly.
The more I'm thinking about it, I more I like the Access Point option. For most of HN's users, let the modem manage the connections rather than an external wireless router. For most of HN's users, that's all they need - perhaps one to three devices, nothing more. Most of our clients have a laptop, and maybe one or two smart phones - if they even know how to use them to connect wirelessly.
I'm interested in whatever works best for the 95% of average users, not the 5% of power users. We can get excited about the more exotic stuff, but the average user just wants Internet access without having to think about it. They're not about to want to learn how to configure an internal wireless router any more than they would an external wireless router.
