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My house has a somewhat complex setup which looks something like this:

Modem -> Router -> Switch -1> SwitchHub (->network) 
                          -2> SwitchWLAN (-> network)

So the router connects to a small gigabit ethernet switch which connects to a pair of 24-port networking switches that feeds our wired network, AND a wireless router.  The router is an old HP running a Debian networking build.

Recently, the first switch in the lineup was stolen, and the wires were trashed a bit, and I have no idea what the configuration should be, or if I even need the first switch.

Here is what I was thinking it should look like:

Modem -straightthrough> Router -crossover> Switch -crossover1> SwitchHub (->network) 
                                                  -crossover2> SwitchWLAN (->network)

Or, skipping the first switch altogether:

Modem -straight> Router -straight> SwitchHub (->network with SwitchLAN)

Thanks in advance!