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cHiNgY1788
December 21st, 2006, 12:11 PM
Can i use the 4 port hub/switch on the router by it self?
just not use the uplink/modem port

cause i want to get a wireless router
and use this existing router as a hub

bAdWaYz
December 21st, 2006, 12:59 PM
You can "piggyback" routers that way sure. Just be sure on the wired router to turn off dhcp and give it a static ip address thats within the wireless routers range. Give it the same subnet mask and make the default gateway the wireless routers ip address "not the public but the private".

gemz82
December 21st, 2006, 01:24 PM
how will the router you will be using as a hub be connected to the wireless router??

cHiNgY1788
December 21st, 2006, 11:26 PM
wireless router has a 4port hub aswell

gemz82
December 24th, 2006, 09:37 AM
so your network set up will be a mix of wireless and wired?

cHiNgY1788
December 24th, 2006, 10:10 AM
yes
now i dont need to use the router as a hub by itself
i bought an access point instead