Re: [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch in Linksys http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20435767 en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:45:03 EDT Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:45:03 EDT Re: [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441097 dominic58 : ahhh ok i understand a little bit more now. i made the changes and everything is working.

thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20441097 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:42:02 EDT Re: [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20440251 jza80 : NAT = network address translation.

»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_ad···nslation

Both of your devices (sr41 and befw) do NAT. Theres exceptions to this, firewall on or off and device set to router or gateway mode. Regardless of this, the WAN port on the befw should not be used.

This is not a problem for computers connected to the first router/gateway (SR41), but computers connected to the befw have to go thru 2 devices (SR41 and befw). So computers connected to the befw are double NAT'ed.

Other problems are port forwarding or file/printer sharing. If you need to port forward to a computer behind the befw, port forwarding has to be set on both routers/gateways (sr41 and befw).

With file/printer sharing, computers behind the befw can access computers behind the sr41, but not vise versa.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20440251 Tue, 06 May 2008 14:20:36 EDT Re: [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438387 dominic58 : what does double nating mean and what negative effects does it cause since all is working well?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438387 Tue, 06 May 2008 06:13:53 EDT Re: [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20435767 jza80 : The way you have it setup right now, your double NAT'ing.

Do not use the WAN/internet port on the befw. Cable both routers together, LAN port to LAN port.

Disable dhcp on the befw, you don't need it. If you need dhcp on your LAN, enable it on the sr41.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20435767 Mon, 05 May 2008 17:25:47 EDT Re: [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20431064 dominic58 : thanks fellas,
i did some googling and found out some more info.

i have the cable from the sr41 in the basement connected to the wan/internet port on the befw. in the set up screen of the befw i still have it set to obtain an ip automatically, set the ip address to 10.10.10.1 and set the dhcp server to start serving at 10.10.10.105 and all seems to be working right now.

i tried running this without the dhcp server and it didnt work by the way.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20431064 Sun, 04 May 2008 17:58:16 EDT Re: [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430961 d_l : dellsweig See Profile is correct about the cabling from LAN port to LAN port. I neglected to mention that aspect. So using the BEFW11S4 as a switch will only net you two additional ports.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430961 Sun, 04 May 2008 17:33:10 EDT Re: [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430835 dellsweig : NOOOOOO

Simply plug a straight cable from one of the lan ports on your main router to one of the lan ports on the BEFW11S4.

You want a switch/hub - not a router...... You may want to assign the BEFW a static IP that does not conflict with your network so You can access the web gui.

If I remember correctly a limitation of the BEFW is the ethernet interfaces are 10Meg - not 10/100.

For less than 10$ you can buy a 10/100 switch new. I have an 8 port I paid $15 for. Much better solution that the old BEFW......]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430835 Sun, 04 May 2008 16:54:28 EDT Re: [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430710 dominic58 : thanks d_l

im guessing here that ill still plug the cable into the Internet port on the wireless router?

is that port auto sensing or do i need to have a crossover cable?

can i leave it set to obtain an ip automatically since the sr41 is still setup as a dhcp server?

tia]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430710 Sun, 04 May 2008 16:21:45 EDT Re: [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430507 d_l : Sure thing. To do this people, generally disable the wireless for LAN security (if they don't want to add a wireless access point), set the wireless router to an IP on the other router's subnet, and disable the DHCP server in the secondary router (the one acting as a switch).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430507 Sun, 04 May 2008 15:25:27 EDT [Wired] using a BEFW11S4 as a switch http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430373 dominic58 : i have a BEFSR41 running four computers and need more ports, can i use my BEFW11S4 ver. 4 as a four port switch? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430373 Sun, 04 May 2008 14:49:22 EDT