Hello,
Here is some background information:
Each Windows XP workstation in the office is connected to an ethernet port in the wall that connects to a patch panel located in a back room.
In the back room, there is an SDSL modem that is connected to a router. The router is plugged into a switch. Each port on the patch panel is connected to the other ports on the switch and thus Internet access is distributed to the workstations.
Scenario:
The SDSL modem is going to be removed and replaced with an ADSL gateway. The phone line that shares the ADSL connection is not in the back room, but near a workstation's ethernet wall port.
In order to continue sharing the Internet connection, I need to connect the ADSL gateway to the router.
I thought of two less than ideal solutions:
- Physically move the ADSL phone line jack to the back room and plug the ADSL gateway into the router
- Extend a long cat5 cable across the office connecting the two devices
Is the following workaround feasible:
- Disconnect workstation 1 (nearest the ADSL gateway) from its wall port connection - Plug the ADSL gateway into workstation 1's wall port connection - In the back room, re-wire the patch panel for workstation 1 to plug into the router (instead of the switch) - Plug workstation 1 directly into the ADSL gateway
Thanks, Michael