D-Link DL 624 as simple switch/access port

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I've got a D-Link DL 624 and intented to use it as a simple
switch/WiFI access port for use on a very small 4 client sbs 2003
network.

I've been having some problems getting SBS setup to recognise the NIC
connected to it as an internal NIC so I was wondering if there's a
fundamental problem with attemping this technique or if there is some
special configuration needed to do this.

I've changed the IP address to 192.168.0.253 and disabled DHCP on the
D-Link (SBServer is doing all the DHCP work).

I can't however find anything to disable the WAN part of the device.
Could it be this that's causing the problem?

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I have two NICs, One going to a router (external) and the other going
to the DL-624 for internal networking. It looks like I already have
done what has been suggested apart from perhaps allowing the NIC
addresses on the server to be dynamic.

Something to try in the morning...

Thanks.


On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 18:23:04 -0700, Eric Freitas <Eric
Freitas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Dale;
>
>To use the DI-624 as a simple switch, you'll need to connect the SBS to one
>of the LAN ports. The FAQ for using a a router as a switch can be found here.
>
>http://support.dlink.com/SupportFAQ/default.asp?model=DI%2D624%5FrevC
>
>Select the Advanced Features folder and view the FAQ or Using router as
>Access Point / Switch
>
>
>"Dale Walker" wrote:
>
>> I've got a D-Link DL 624 and intented to use it as a simple
>> switch/WiFI access port for use on a very small 4 client sbs 2003
>> network.
>>
>> I've been having some problems getting SBS setup to recognise the NIC
>> connected to it as an internal NIC so I was wondering if there's a
>> fundamental problem with attemping this technique or if there is some
>> special configuration needed to do this.
>>
>> I've changed the IP address to 192.168.0.253 and disabled DHCP on the
>> D-Link (SBServer is doing all the DHCP work).
>>
>> I can't however find anything to disable the WAN part of the device.
>> Could it be this that's causing the problem?
>>