On giovedì 2 febbraio 2017 11:19:59 CET rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > Layout of the network (for background): > > The Earthlink DSL modem (Westell) is followed by an Ethernet (unmanaged} > switch. > > From that switch there are three cables: > > * One to a WiFi hotspot that is almost always on (but only used by my son > playing games while watching TV) > > * One to my desk [...] There is > an unmanaged Ethernet switch here to connect the various devices. > > * One to my son's desk [...] There is an > unmanaged Ethernet switch here to connect the various devices.
I'm just curious, but I cannot understand how you can have Internet access from all your devices, considering you just have a modem plus some switches, but you don't have a router that does Network Address Translation. Perhaps the modem is in fact a modem/router combo, rather than a modem-only device?
