- Jun 29, 2015
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I will describe my setup, the issues I have been having, and the troubleshooting I have performed thus far.
Below is a network setup for a small business:
Are internet provider is birch communications. The router they provided us is a Cisco 2900 series router. We also have a Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router and a Netgear JFS524 switch.
Now, I am unable to connect the Netgear N600 router to the cisco router directly for internet connectivity whether I use a straight-through OR a crossover wired cable. Instead, I have to connect the Netgear switch to the Cisco router first. And then connect the Netgear router to the Netgear switch to get internet connectivity for wireless and wired connections. We have an extra Netgear router, N 300 wireless router WNR2000 and still the same issue with that router as well using the above mentioned setup.
Now, we will be purchasing a router/firewall soon from Sophos, the SG 125 W, and my concern is that I will not be able to connect the firewall directly to the Cisco router for filtering all traffic. Instead, it may only allow me connect the router/firewall to the switch which is unacceptable.
Now, I will be calling my internet provider soon to address my concerns but before I do, I want to see if there may be something else that I may have done wrong in my setup that maybe contributing to this.
Any advice is much appreciated. Thank you!
Below is a network setup for a small business:
Are internet provider is birch communications. The router they provided us is a Cisco 2900 series router. We also have a Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router and a Netgear JFS524 switch.
Now, I am unable to connect the Netgear N600 router to the cisco router directly for internet connectivity whether I use a straight-through OR a crossover wired cable. Instead, I have to connect the Netgear switch to the Cisco router first. And then connect the Netgear router to the Netgear switch to get internet connectivity for wireless and wired connections. We have an extra Netgear router, N 300 wireless router WNR2000 and still the same issue with that router as well using the above mentioned setup.
Now, we will be purchasing a router/firewall soon from Sophos, the SG 125 W, and my concern is that I will not be able to connect the firewall directly to the Cisco router for filtering all traffic. Instead, it may only allow me connect the router/firewall to the switch which is unacceptable.
Now, I will be calling my internet provider soon to address my concerns but before I do, I want to see if there may be something else that I may have done wrong in my setup that maybe contributing to this.
Any advice is much appreciated. Thank you!
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