Can I use an older (8022.11b) router as only an ethernet hub and only use my new "g" router for router and wireless stuff? Thanks LT
Router as hub?
Jan 03, 2005
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Yes, except it will actually operate as an Ethernet switch, not as a hub. Turn off the DHCP service to the LAN, and don't use the WAN port.
Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.
"LT" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:
Yes you can and most routers have a built in switch not a hub so it would be a wire/wireless swicth not a hub.
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The principle is basically the same for connecting two routers together no matter what kind.
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Duane :)
Perfect, thanks guys.... LT
Can you turn off the old router's wireless function? If so, do it. If not, you're better off buying a small switch, which you can get for less than $30.
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