Re: Belkin Router as switch. Long waits

"Geoff Mills" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, I recently got my demoted Belkin router to work as a switch on my
> LAN, thanks to the advice given here.
>
> With DHCP off and a fixed IP address, the switch functions ok, except
> that from switch power-up it takes almost a half hour before I can get
> the 2 PCs on the other side of it to join the network.
>
> Once available, initial access to shared folders on the LAN requires
> an unusually long wait after clicking on them. After being opened for
> the first time during a session, any further clicks on a shared folder
> will produce a reasonably fast response.
>
> Please can anyone tell me if there is an obvious reason for this?
> If not, are there any recommended network utilities to help pinpoint
> the cause?

Double check that all the PCs have a static IP on the same subnet.
Assuming they do, try leaving the Belkin switched-on and power
cycle all the PCs. If there is now no delay, you at least know the
delay is in the router's power-up routine. Check all the things AdrianC
mentions, of a matter of course.

HTH,
--
Rob