Using a Linksys BEFSR41 V.2 as a switch

I have a cable internet connection going through a Linksys WRT54G in my
house. I've run out of Ethernet ports on the router and was wondering how
difficult it would be to bring my old wired BEFVR41 router into play as a
switch or hub to get more ports.

Can I just plug it in and have it work or is there setup involved? Anyone
help me with the settings if there are?

Thanks in advance,
Jon

Zeppo wrote:
> I have a cable internet connection going through a Linksys WRT54G in my
> house. I've run out of Ethernet ports on the router and was wondering how
> difficult it would be to bring my old wired BEFVR41 router into play as a
> switch or hub to get more ports.
>
> Can I just plug it in and have it work or is there setup involved? Anyone
> help me with the settings if there are?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jon
>
>
Hi,
Google router cascading.

On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 23:42:26 -0500, "Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I have a cable internet connection going through a Linksys WRT54G in my
>house. I've run out of Ethernet ports on the router and was wondering how
>difficult it would be to bring my old wired BEFVR41 router into play as a
>switch or hub to get more ports.
>
>Can I just plug it in and have it work or is there setup involved? Anyone
>help me with the settings if there are?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Jon
>

Just disable DHCP on the second router and be careful to only use the
4 LAN ports. (Ignore the WAN port.) That's it. Your 2nd router is now
a switch.

"Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a cable internet connection going through a Linksys WRT54G in my
> house. I've run out of Ethernet ports on the router and was wondering how
> difficult it would be to bring my old wired BEFVR41 router into play as a
> switch or hub to get more ports.
>
> Can I just plug it in and have it work or is there setup involved? Anyone
> help me with the settings if there are?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jon

Thank you Tony, Char and Alan. With your help, I was able to get it up and
running in no time. Hardest thing was getting into the setup screen. It took
3 resets, but then let me in.


Jon

"pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> | "Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> | news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> | > I have a cable internet connection going through a Linksys WRT54G in
> my
> | > house. I've run out of Ethernet ports on the router and was
> wondering how
> | > difficult it would be to bring my old wired BEFVR41 router into play
> as a
> | > switch or hub to get more ports.
> | >
> | > Can I just plug it in and have it work or is there setup involved?
> Anyone
> | > help me with the settings if there are?
> | >
> | > Thanks in advance,
> | > Jon
> |
> | Thank you Tony, Char and Alan. With your help, I was able to get it up
> and
> | running in no time. Hardest thing was getting into the setup screen.
> It took
> | 3 resets, but then let me in.
> |
>
> You can use the WAN port.
> Cabling a computer to that side gives you a chance to
> learn about port forwarding, static routes, pushing traffic across
> different subnets, etc.
>
> Probably just for geek entertainment.
>

So, any guides to exploring it? Do I just wire a PC into the WAN port and
bring up the normal web setup menu? What should I look for that will give me
an idea how it works?

Jon

On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:15:47 -0800, "pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| "pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>| news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| >
>| > "Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>| > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| > | "Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>| > | news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| > | > I have a cable internet connection going through a Linksys
>WRT54G in
>| > my
>| > | > house. I've run out of Ethernet ports on the router and was
>| > wondering how
>| > | > difficult it would be to bring my old wired BEFVR41 router into
>play
>| > as a
>| > | > switch or hub to get more ports.
>| > | >
>| > | > Can I just plug it in and have it work or is there setup
>involved?
>| > Anyone
>| > | > help me with the settings if there are?
>| > | >
>| > | > Thanks in advance,
>| > | > Jon
>| > |
>| > | Thank you Tony, Char and Alan. With your help, I was able to get
>it up
>| > and
>| > | running in no time. Hardest thing was getting into the setup
>screen.
>| > It took
>| > | 3 resets, but then let me in.
>| > |
>| >
>| > You can use the WAN port.
>| > Cabling a computer to that side gives you a chance to
>| > learn about port forwarding, static routes, pushing traffic across
>| > different subnets, etc.
>| >
>| > Probably just for geek entertainment.
>| >
>|
>| So, any guides to exploring it? Do I just wire a PC into the WAN port
>and
>| bring up the normal web setup menu? What should I look for that will
>give me
>| an idea how it works?
>|
>
>Just basic router knowledge.
>sub-net///router///sub-net
>LAN-ip////////////////WAN-ip
>
>For starters make the LAN side ip part of your normal network.
>i.e., 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.0
>Then, make thew WAN side some other sub-net
>i.e. 10.0.0.33 255.255.255.0
>
>Make the ip for the computer on the WAN side ip part of the
>WAN sub-net
>i.e. 10.0.0.34 255.255.255.0
>
>Now, any computer on the LAN side of the router that is pointed at the
>router will pass traffic to and from the WAN side computer IF,
>
>IF, that is
>1. you make that WAN side computer a DMZ server
>or,
>2. you set up specific ports to be forwarded to that WAN-side computer
>i.e. if you want a web server on the WAN-side, forward port 80 to that
>computer.
>
>only the ports, etc. you forward will get through.
>
>That's enough to start.
>

Pssst, the concept of specifying a DMZ computer or forwarding ports
refers to the LAN side of the router, not the WAN side.

On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:55:10 -0800, "pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Char Jackson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>| On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:15:47 -0800, "pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>|
>| >
>| >"Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>| >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| >| "pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>| >| news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| >| >
>| >| > "Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>| >| > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| >| > | "Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>| >| > | news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>| >| > | > I have a cable internet connection going through a Linksys
>| >WRT54G in
>| >| > my
>| >| > | > house. I've run out of Ethernet ports on the router and was
>| >| > wondering how
>| >| > | > difficult it would be to bring my old wired BEFVR41 router
>into
>| >play
>| >| > as a
>| >| > | > switch or hub to get more ports.
>| >| > | >
>| >| > | > Can I just plug it in and have it work or is there setup
>| >involved?
>| >| > Anyone
>| >| > | > help me with the settings if there are?
>| >| > | >
>| >| > | > Thanks in advance,
>| >| > | > Jon
>| >| > |
>| >| > | Thank you Tony, Char and Alan. With your help, I was able to
>get
>| >it up
>| >| > and
>| >| > | running in no time. Hardest thing was getting into the setup
>| >screen.
>| >| > It took
>| >| > | 3 resets, but then let me in.
>| >| > |
>| >| >
>| >| > You can use the WAN port.
>| >| > Cabling a computer to that side gives you a chance to
>| >| > learn about port forwarding, static routes, pushing traffic
>across
>| >| > different subnets, etc.
>| >| >
>| >| > Probably just for geek entertainment.
>| >| >
>| >|
>| >| So, any guides to exploring it? Do I just wire a PC into the WAN
>port
>| >and
>| >| bring up the normal web setup menu? What should I look for that
>will
>| >give me
>| >| an idea how it works?
>| >|
>| >
>| >Just basic router knowledge.
>| >sub-net///router///sub-net
>| >LAN-ip////////////////WAN-ip
>| >
>| >For starters make the LAN side ip part of your normal network.
>| >i.e., 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.0
>| >Then, make thew WAN side some other sub-net
>| >i.e. 10.0.0.33 255.255.255.0
>| >
>| >Make the ip for the computer on the WAN side ip part of the
>| >WAN sub-net
>| >i.e. 10.0.0.34 255.255.255.0
>| >
>| >Now, any computer on the LAN side of the router that is pointed at
>the
>| >router will pass traffic to and from the WAN side computer IF,
>| >
>| >IF, that is
>| >1. you make that WAN side computer a DMZ server
>| >or,
>| >2. you set up specific ports to be forwarded to that WAN-side
>computer
>| >i.e. if you want a web server on the WAN-side, forward port 80 to
>that
>| >computer.
>| >
>| >only the ports, etc. you forward will get through.
>| >
>| >That's enough to start.
>| >
>|
>| Pssst, the concept of specifying a DMZ computer or forwarding ports
>| refers to the LAN side of the router, not the WAN side.
>|
>
>Duh.
>
>So you put the WAN side on the local net and the other computer on
>the LAN side.
>
>I knew that. I really did know that.
>
>My fingers are dyslexic
>
>or something like that

I figured you did, but others following along may not be so lucky.

"Char Jackson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:55:10 -0800, "pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Char Jackson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>| On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:15:47 -0800, "pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>|
>>| >
>>| >"Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>| >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>| >| "pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>| >| news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>| >| >
>>| >| > "Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>| >| > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>| >| > | "Zeppo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>| >| > | news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>| >| > | > I have a cable internet connection going through a Linksys
>>| >WRT54G in
>>| >| > my
>>| >| > | > house. I've run out of Ethernet ports on the router and was
>>| >| > wondering how
>>| >| > | > difficult it would be to bring my old wired BEFVR41 router
>>into
>>| >play
>>| >| > as a
>>| >| > | > switch or hub to get more ports.
>>| >| > | >
>>| >| > | > Can I just plug it in and have it work or is there setup
>>| >involved?
>>| >| > Anyone
>>| >| > | > help me with the settings if there are?
>>| >| > | >
>>| >| > | > Thanks in advance,
>>| >| > | > Jon
>>| >| > |
>>| >| > | Thank you Tony, Char and Alan. With your help, I was able to
>>get
>>| >it up
>>| >| > and
>>| >| > | running in no time. Hardest thing was getting into the setup
>>| >screen.
>>| >| > It took
>>| >| > | 3 resets, but then let me in.
>>| >| > |
>>| >| >
>>| >| > You can use the WAN port.
>>| >| > Cabling a computer to that side gives you a chance to
>>| >| > learn about port forwarding, static routes, pushing traffic
>>across
>>| >| > different subnets, etc.
>>| >| >
>>| >| > Probably just for geek entertainment.
>>| >| >
>>| >|
>>| >| So, any guides to exploring it? Do I just wire a PC into the WAN
>>port
>>| >and
>>| >| bring up the normal web setup menu? What should I look for that
>>will
>>| >give me
>>| >| an idea how it works?
>>| >|
>>| >
>>| >Just basic router knowledge.
>>| >sub-net///router///sub-net
>>| >LAN-ip////////////////WAN-ip
>>| >
>>| >For starters make the LAN side ip part of your normal network.
>>| >i.e., 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.0
>>| >Then, make thew WAN side some other sub-net
>>| >i.e. 10.0.0.33 255.255.255.0
>>| >
>>| >Make the ip for the computer on the WAN side ip part of the
>>| >WAN sub-net
>>| >i.e. 10.0.0.34 255.255.255.0
>>| >
>>| >Now, any computer on the LAN side of the router that is pointed at
>>the
>>| >router will pass traffic to and from the WAN side computer IF,
>>| >
>>| >IF, that is
>>| >1. you make that WAN side computer a DMZ server
>>| >or,
>>| >2. you set up specific ports to be forwarded to that WAN-side
>>computer
>>| >i.e. if you want a web server on the WAN-side, forward port 80 to
>>that
>>| >computer.
>>| >
>>| >only the ports, etc. you forward will get through.
>>| >
>>| >That's enough to start.
>>| >
>>|
>>| Pssst, the concept of specifying a DMZ computer or forwarding ports
>>| refers to the LAN side of the router, not the WAN side.
>>|
>>
>>Duh.
>>
>>So you put the WAN side on the local net and the other computer on
>>the LAN side.
>>
>>I knew that. I really did know that.
>>
>>My fingers are dyslexic
>>
>>or something like that
>
> I figured you did, but others following along may not be so lucky.
>

Bingo! :-)