said by LaWirelesWeb :

i have speakeasy dsl with several static ip's i have been using speakeasy supplied modem with built in 4 port switch to 4 separate routers
this has worked well for several years.
the last few months i have been getting lockup on modem/switch
i got a new modem from speakeasy with only one lan port so i put a switch between modem and routers.
i now get a lockup on the new switch so this leads me to believe it was the switch locking up on the old modem/switch

what could be causing this lockup and what would be the best setup...?

i use multiple routers and ip's because i want access to different computers on the same ports for rdc and timbuktu etc along with web,mail,and dns servers.....

i have a linksys 24 port vlan gigbit switch with about 8 unused ports
i was thinking of creating a vlan for 5 of the ports for the wan connections maybe this switch is more reliable would this work should i try this....?
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