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clever, but even more complicated to direct someone on how to do that. $20
would be well spent on a hub or switch and provide more ports.
"NuTCrAcKeR" <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote in message
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> split the scopes between the DHCP servers, and there is no problem.
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> "Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:JL3ee.25750$lZ.10613@trnddc04...
>> correction/clarification.... added the word 'two' below...
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>> "Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
>> news:SI3ee.25749$lZ.250@trnddc04...
>>> if you really want to you could connect the befsr41 (41) to your
>>> befsrx41 (x41) to provide additional network ports, however...
>>> -if you use the wan port of the 41 you will only end up with three
>>> additional ports (since you loose one in the x41 in order to connect the
>>> 41). in this configuration you should set the 41 to a different ip range
>>> than the x41 or the computers on the x41 ports will not talk to the ones
>>> on the 41. and with two ip ranges you will have to configure the
>>> firewall software on each workstation (if you are using any) to have a
>>> two trusted local zones.
>>> -if you connect the 41 to the x41 using a lan port you also only get
>>> three additional ports. you must disable dhcp from the 41 or you will
>>> have two dhcp servers that potentially means **two** workstations can be
>>> assigned the same address (one could be told by the 41 to be
>>> 192.168.1.100 and another can be told the same address by the x41).
>>> also you should change the ip address of the 41 before connecting it to
>>> the x41 or when you have them both connected there is would be no way to
>>> pull up the control panel of each (if both are found on 192.168.1.1 and
>>> on the same network then which will open? probably neither...).
>>> -all said, spend $20 and get a add on network hub or switch. no
>>> hassles, nothing to remember to configure, and more ports. go to buy.com
>>> and search for '8 port switch' then sort by price... several for about
>>> $20 with free shipping... one even for just $15 after rebate.
>>>
>>> "trs80" <trs80@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:QnYde.10162$iU.4753@lakeread05...
>>>>I replaced my BEFSR41 with the BEFSRX41 above to get the access control
>>>>features. Both are 4 port fire wall Broadband routers..the X has VPN
>>>>(that I dont use but got cuz of the access controls)
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>>>> Can one use the BEFSR41 (that I replaced) as a switch for port
>>>> expansion in conjuction with the other Linsys "X" routher? Can I use
>>>> the WAN input port on the replaced Router as the input so that I still
>>>> have 4 other usable ports on it?
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>>>> Im using a 4 port DSS=5+ D-Link switch now and it would be nice to
>>>> stack to two Linksys routers cuz they are made to do that. Or am I
>>>> better off just leaving the Dlink and my port expander.
>>>>
>>>> Any tips appreciated.
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