Fs608 v2 - 8 Ports: How to connect to DsL Modem

Question

Hello,
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I've got a FS608 v2 Fast ethernet swicth from my friend. But i don't know how to connect this
to the DSL Modem. Which Port do i use for the ethernet cable that comes from the DSL moden.&nbsp; Normaly you would connect this in the WAN port. But i Have now 8 ports.
Which port i use to connect to the Modem.
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Thanks in advanced.

antinode · Answer

&gt; [...] i don't know how to connect this to the DSL Modem. [...]&nbsp;&nbsp; What, exactly, is your "the DSL Modem"?&nbsp; If it's a modem+router, thenyou should connect (any) one of its LAN Ethernet ports to any port onthe switch.&nbsp; (And other gizmos to other ports on the switch.)&gt; [...] FS608 v2 Fast ethernet swicth [...]&nbsp;&nbsp; Note that "Fast Ethernet" is now a misnomer.&nbsp; Gigabit Ethernet is nowpretty common.&nbsp; If your other equipment is gigabit-capable, then addinga "Fast" (10/100MHz) switch to a gigabit (1000MHz) environment could adda new bottleneck.&gt; [...] from my friend.&nbsp;&nbsp; Cultivate friends with better junk?&nbsp; An 8-port gigabit switch can bepretty cheap these days.

Prim · Answer

The modem is just a modem. Not a modem + Router

Prim · Answer

I have connected the DSL Modem to a 4 ports switch from a different manufacturer. The cable from the modem is connected to the WAN port of the switch now. But i Can't find a WAN port of the FS608 switch. I see only LAn ports.

antinode · Answer

&gt; The modem is just a modem. Not a modem + Router&nbsp;&nbsp; That's unfortunate (if true).&nbsp; To connect multiple devices to theInternet through your DSL ISP, you'd need a router, not only a switch.&gt; I have connected the DSL Modem [...]&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What, exactly, is your "the DSL Modem"?&nbsp; [...]&nbsp;&nbsp; Still a mystery.&gt; [...] to a 4 ports switch from a different manufacturer.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not a very detailed description of that gizmo, either.&nbsp; How much ofeveryone's time are you trying to waste with these vaguenon-descriptions?&nbsp; It's adding up.&gt; [...] The cable from the modem is connected to the WAN port of the&gt; switch now.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would not expect a network switch to have a "WAN" port, so Isuspect that your "a 4 ports switch" is actually a router (which mighthave a built-in switch with four external ports), but without an actualmaker and model number, it's hard to be confident of much.&gt; [...] But i Can't find a WAN port of the FS608 switch. I see only LAn&gt; ports.&nbsp;&nbsp; That's because, on a simple network switch, the all ports areequivalent.&nbsp; Unlike the ports on a router, where there's a WAN-LANdistinction.

Prim · Answer

You're right. I have connected the Modem to a edimax router. The name of the modem is
Draytek Vigor 2132.
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So, What you're saying is that i can't connect the draytek to the FS608 switch?

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Fs608 v2 - 8 Ports: How to connect to DsL Modem

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