Talk:Network Design

"You will be relying on your ISP to provide a series of IP addresses for all your internal devices. Each device will be directly connected to the Internet."

The statement about using a hub/switch is incorrect in that most modems in the US provide a DHCP server and NAT. Additional IP addresses assigned by the ISP are not necessary.

In many cases having a second (or more) wireless router creates confusion when trying to use a home network from the outside world (the internet.)

The modem will assign DHCP address(es) to the wireless router that in turn assigns DHCP addresses to its wireless/wired attachments.

This setup masks what's really going on in the home network since not all vendors use 192.168.1.x as the base "internal" network.

Whether or not each device resides on the standard "base" network (192.168.1.x) BOTH devices must be correctly configured to allow access to SC from the internet.

It can be argued that if your cable/DSL modem has a DHCP server and your wireless router also has a DHCP server, management will be easier if you disable the DHCP server in the wireless router.