Old Gateway/Router as network switch?
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My ISP is switching from the MCI backbone to Covad. As a result, I am getting a new Broadxent/Britepoint DSL modem and have a spare Efficient/Speedstream modem lying around.
Can I use my old Speedstream Gateway/Router as a stand-alone network switch? If so, do I need to do anything in order to use it as such, or can I plug in and go? If the answer is "no", it looks like I'm off to the local electronics recycler!
Thanks,
Kenny Anderson
xcomputersx@xkboykoolx.com
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Can I use my old Speedstream Gateway/Router as a stand-alone network switch? If so, do I need to do anything in order to use it as such, or can I plug in and go? If the answer is "no", it looks like I'm off to the local electronics recycler!
Thanks,
Kenny Anderson
xcomputersx@xkboykoolx.com
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Yes, standalone. No other gateways/routers/switches/etc. on the system. Basically, I would just use this for filesharing for machines off of the DSL-equipped network.
Thanks for the response. Just to clarify, though, will this only work with DCHP on the connected machines? Not that I would need to do so with the setup described above, but are you saying I won't be able to specify IP addresses for the connected machines (192.168.x.x)?
Thanks again,
Kenny
Thanks for the response. Just to clarify, though, will this only work with DCHP on the connected machines? Not that I would need to do so with the setup described above, but are you saying I won't be able to specify IP addresses for the connected machines (192.168.x.x)?
Thanks again,
Kenny
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