Need suggestions extending my network

[btrose]

I currently have a Motorola cable modem connected to D-Link 802.11g wireless router. The router has a built in 4 port switch. I have two wireless cards and two hardwired cards connected to it right now. I want to add another switch to my setup and I am unsure how this would affect my current setup? Could I run a new switch off of my existing one? This would leave me with three wireless ports right. I would have to use one port from each of the routers, right?

If this setup is feasible what are some good switches to get? I would like at least a 10 port switch. If there are better options what are they?

Thanks

[dygital]

Yes, just add a switch into one of the LAN ports, and your good to go.

If its managed - hm, may need a tad bit of setup. Just get a simple trendnet switch from a local computer shop - $15.


EDIT:
Is this wireless?

[btrose]

Yeah. My D-Link is wireless. As long as I still have three wireless ports available I will be happy. Would a non-wireless switch interfere with the wireless router/switch?

[dygital]

I dont know what you mean by wireless ports. Wireless can have up to 254 clients available. Are you trying to extend wireless range, or wired network? I'm still not clear.


No a switch will not affect your router, it will allow more computers to connect. If you have MAC address filtering or your DHCP clients maxed at (4 for the example), you wont get 5 to connect.

[btrose]

I am assuming that my D-Link router can only handle 4 computers connected to it total. Wired or wireless. I thought that if I had 4 computers using the wired ports that I could not get a wireless connection to talk to the router. Is this wrong?

I am not trying to extend range. I just want to be able to have more hardwired computers connected to my home network for lan parties. Most of my friends don't have a wireless network card.

If this is still unclear let me know I will try to explain it better.

[Transnone13]

He said you can have 253 addresses on a wireless connection. The 1st and the last addresses ebing reserved for network IP and Broacast IP. I you want more hardwired compes then yes, get a switch. You should be able to just plug it in to the router.

[dygital]

The reason DLINK, Cisco, Netgear dont come with more ports is:
- Most people dont have 4+ computers
- They need to make profits
- They assume people dont know better, so more routers- the better.