flibby3655
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join:2004-12-19
Lompoc, CA | BEFSR41
Sorry if this has been posted before...
Can a Linksys router (BEFSR41) be dumbed down to act like a hub? If so how?
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GeekNJ
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Waldwick, NJ | Just don't plug anything into the WAN port. Use the LAN ports. It will be a switch though and not a hub. |
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flibby3655
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Lompoc, CA
1 edit | said by GeekNJ  : It will be a switch though and not a hub. Forgive my ignorance, what's the difference between a switch and a hub?
Never mind, I looked it up... Thanks for your help!
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flibby3655
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Lompoc, CA
1 edit | reply to flibby3655
Must be really ignorant... Tried to use the router as a switch. Plugged the line in to the uplink, didn't work. Tried to plug line in to lan 1 and other pc to lan 2 didn't work. Thought I reset the router, didn't work. Help!?
Google really is your best friend! Thank you world!!!!!!
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Thane_Bitter
join:2005-01-20
London, ON
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| Did you turn off DHCP on the BEFSR41, I am working under the assumption that something else on your network is giving out IP leases?
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GeekNJ
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Waldwick, NJ | DHCP only matters if using the WAN port.
Is the original poster all set or is something still not working? |
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flibby3655
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Lompoc, CA | All set, thanks. Turning off or disabling DHCP is what did the trick. |
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Thane_Bitter
join:2005-01-20
London, ON
·Bell Sympatico
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said by GeekNJ :DHCP only matters if using the WAN port. The WAN side of that model router can only have a static IP, or have one assigned to it by a DHCP server (I will ignore PPPoE, PPTP since they are not relevant in this discussion); it lacks the architecture for generating address (i.e. no DHCP server functions). The LAN side on the other hand does include a DHCP server (and usually must have a static IP*). Assuming that the OP has another DHCP server on the rest of his/her network (based on the statement "plug line in to lan 1 and other pc to lan 2") issues will arise (duplicate IP’s).
There are ways to run multiple DHCP servers on a network, but pre-configuration is required to prevent address overlap.
*BEFSR41 v 1 - 3 cannot be assigned an IP address by a DHCP server, it might be possible in v4. Something like a WRT54g with 3rd party firmware on the other hand will.
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