Which Router/Switch do i need?

I have a security system in which i need a static IP address in my house (in which the cable company already gave me my static IP), however, i need everything else to be on DHCP address (computers, Access point)....I have a house in which i have every room has data ports in them that come back to a centralized location with ports so i can configure a router/switch.
The items that i have right now is as follows. Keep in mind, i want to consolodate so i can keep my devices to a minimum. these are in order of how they connect.
1.a cable model from the cable company
2.a router with two ports (LAN port in which gives out DCHP address in which goes to switch #3) and (WAN port that is on a static IP address that goes to the cable modem)
3.a linksys switch that has a WAP and computer hooked up to it
what can i use to consolodate all these?

850, 870 ISRs or 860, 880, 890 ISR routers.
850/870 has a wireless option. 860, 880, 890 has an optional autonomous or LWAP access point. All the models mentioned has a 1 port WAN and a 4-port L2 switch (except for the 890 which has a 8-port L2 switch).

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http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_WRT54G/GL/GS/GX
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Index:FAQ
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Why assign IP addresses to router/switch interfaces?

I get why I would ever want to assign a IP address to a router or switch, for remote login and IP for hosts to reach it. But why assign IP addresses to the interfaces? Is it so the router/switch knows which port to send the packet out? Route summation? But I thought they do that through the routing table, like " that address is out this port".
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You normally assign IP addresses to L3 interfaces so other L3 devices have an IP address to forward traffic to. (L2 IP address are generally only used for management.)
Suppose you had Host (192.168.1.5/24) <> R1 <> R2 <> (192.168.2.8/24) Host, and you want the two hosts to intercommunicate. How would you get this to work?
You might started by providing interface IPs on the router interfaces facing the host, such as:
Host (192.168.1.5/24) <> (192.168.1.1/24) R1 <> R2 (192.168.2.1/24) <> (192.168.2.8/24) Host
You then configure "gateway" IPs on both hosts:
Host (192.168.1.5/24 - GW 192.168.1.1) <> (192.168.1.1/24) R1 <> R2 (192.168.2.1/24) <> (192.168.2.8/24 - GW 192.168.2.1) Host
Now each hosts "knows" to send all its off local subnet, traffic physically to the GW IP. So, for example, if 192.168.1.5 want to sent to 192.168.2.8, it would forward the traffic to the GW IP, 192.168.1.1. This is a example of why you want an IP on the router's L3 interface.
Next we want R1 to forward the packet to R2, but it too needs a "next hop" IP address, so we assign addresses on the link between the two router, e.g.:
Host (192.168.1.5/24 - GW 192.168.1.1) <> (192.168.1.1/24) R1 (192.168.3.1/24) <> (192.168.3.2/24) R2 (192.168.2.1/24) <> (192.168.2.8/24 - GW 192.168.2.1) Host
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Hi Dennis:
A switch or hub will allow you to share files between each other on a LAN. A Router will allow you to connect your LAN to a WAN (Generally, an ISP such as cable or DSL).
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We have had several people troubleshoot for us -( we live in the country - no IT personnel nearby) - no one can seem to get the connection going between the two devices - I reinstalled the printer - read and reread the troubleshooting manual on both router and printer - and performed all the recommendations listed. The basic setup instructions on the HF printer say that despite the proximity of the printer and the router the signal in only fair and that it appears to have a "security" issue - I turned off the firewall settings on computer - no change in status.
we are contemplating returning the Netgear 750 for another linksys - could someone please tell me how or if we can solve this problem w/o having to return the router?
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IT REALLY APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE I CAN GET!! THANX - maggiemae03815

Welcome to the forums maggiemae03815
I saw your post about the connection issues you are having with your new router, Mac computer and Officejet J4680. I understand you have done some troubleshooting already however, I have a suggestion or two for you to try.
On your Mac, try:
Mac OS X: How to reset the printing system
Repair disk permissions
Restart the Mac
Re-add the printer (do not use the AirPrint driver)
Test print
Next contact the router company or your internet service provider to check the settings on your new router. There may be a setting that is blocking the connection to your printer:
Network name and password need to have no spaces or punctuation
If using WPA2 security, switch to WPA personal
Dual broadcast Wireless b/g/n (printer will only connect to g)
Mac filter needs to be turned off
Firewall settings need to be at there default settings, or set to a lower security
Multicasting "on"
Following ports need to be un-blocked:
Incoming (UDP) ports : 137, 138, 161, 427
Outgoing (TCP) ports : 137, 139, 427, 9100, 9220, 9500
I hope my post was informational!
Have a great Wednesday
R a i n b o w 7000I work on behalf of HP
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In bilingual environment like I have in Russia, current Lang Switch is definitely the weakest part of on-screen keyboard, which is disastrous to otherwise excellent typing experience.
Please consider changing that so that one-step (NOT two-step) switching is possible, e.g.
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Hello Support,
In bilingual environment like I have in Russia, current Lang Switch is definitely the weakest part of on-screen keyboard, which is disastrous to otherwise excellent typing experience.
Please consider changing that so that one-step (NOT two-step) switching is possible, e.g.
(а)adding a dedicated key/indicator (as in WP8 / iPad / some Symbians, etc...)
(b)something like 'swipe space horizontally to switch the language' (as in Android)
I believe the issue is relevant not for Russia only.
Late 10.0.1 versions (like .4633 leaks or so) made situation even worse:
initially, the order of a languages in pop-up list was constant, which allowed to switch to a needed language rather fast
currently, the list order is constantly changing based on current language, which is VERY inconsistent.
Env: Z10 STL100-2, various 10.0 and 10.1 firmware, Russian locale, Beeline.
And, with keyboard devices like future Q10 etc, the best option is adding a dedicated switch button. Please consider that for future devices!
Hoping for better typing experience,
Cheers,
Alex

100 Mbps bandwidth between 2 location over Ethernet which router model is suitable?

Hi,
We want use 100 Mbps bandwidth between 2 location over Ethernet which router model is suitable?
Sanjay Nalawade.

Hello Sanjay,
I'm afraid the question is too generic to be addressed in a forum post, since the answer may depend on several variables.
My suggestion is to contact your Cisco Account Manager and ask for the assistance of a System Engineer who can make a project for your needs.
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Hello:
I will be working with the RV325 router frequently.
I am hoping to setup a router/switch combo similar to RV325 at home to practice.
However, I do not want to spend $400+ just for that purpose.
I knew that RV320 has a similar GUI of RV325.
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Is there any other router/switch combo that shares similar GUI and function of RV325 but even cheaper than RV320?
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The cikeTunnelTable on the other hand uses a unique monotonically increasing index each time a tunnel is created (cikeTunIndex). You would need to walk the table and pull out the specific tunnel attributes to know if this was the tunnel you want to monitor.
The short answer is that you may need to script the collection of the table rows to dynamically regenerate your NMS configuration to continually monitor the interesting tunnels.

Matching router & switch L2 settings

Hi,
I need to connect a C3825 router who's config. I can't change who's L2 config is,
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
duplex full
speed 100
media-type rj45
negotiation auto
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Is this the correct config. for this switch port,
int gi 0/1
switchport access vlan 25
switchport mode access
switchport nonegotiate (No DTP frames being sent ie. no trunking negotiation done)
duplex full
speed 100
Why does the router fix the duplex and speed & still have "negotiation auto" - it seems contradictory.
There's some info on this at,
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps5855/prod_qas0900aecd8016a953.html
- but it doesn't seem to answer this particular question.
Regards, MH

Hi,
In another context, in the case of the 7200 VXR with NPE G1 (although i'll double check this for the 3800 series), the auto-negotiation option (via the "negotiation auto" command) is only effective when using the GBIC media, it is used to enable the IEEE 802.1z Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps) auto-negotiation protocol, thus the auto-negotiation feature is not supported when using the rj-45 media type and will be ignored if enabled.
[edit] After double checking, with the 2800 and the 3800 series, the "negotiation auto" is actually different than the G1, and more over it is actually totally removed in newer IOS, i am running 12.4(3g) on a 2821 router and the command is decommissioned, accordingly i advice you to do an IOS upgrade, the main problem here is according to Cisco on the IOS you are operating there are no standards defined for 1000BASE-T (RJ-45) operation without auto-negotiation.
[edit] Another thing that seems to confuse you, the DTP on the switch side, routers doesn't support DTP, thus the DTP configuration has no significance when connecting a switch to a router, in case you needed to configure a switchport connected to a router as a trunk port, you can't use DTP and you have to configure it manually as a trunk.
BR,
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