Rony Bill wrote:
You could use an extra switch and create a sun/star pattern where all the 3 switches connect with a cable each to the fourth new one in the centre. A free port in this new switch could then connect to the router. If router fails then atlest the lan is still up. The advantage of sun pattern should be better bandwidth in comparison with cascading or serial connections.
A little more addition. You need not do any new wiring to connect a new switch. Simply replace the router with the switch and place the router adjacent to it. Connect a small lan cable between the switch and the router.
Regards,
Rony.
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