wireless router connection

Hi All,

I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless router currently functioning as a switch in
my network. Ethernet cable from another switch is connected to one of the
four switch sockets, and the WAN port is empty. There are three more
connections from this unit, one going downstram to another switch, the other
two going to 2 PCs. There are also some wireless clients around.

Can I connect the cable coming from upstream (server) to the Wan port? This
would enable me to connect one more PC via cable. If this is possible, which
protocol should I select at the router and are there any special settings
required on the server ?

Regards,
Engin

Dear Engin,

You should refer to the Linksys documentation for this information. I
believe that this is possible. If it is not, please consider buying a small
hub for this purpose and "daisy-chain" this hub to one of the ports on the
Linksys. In this manner you can support many more LAN connections using
both hubs. This is not scalable infinitely, but unless you are doing a lof
of network I/O, I doubt you will notice.


--
Brian Wehrle
(E-Mail Removed)
Software Test Engineer/Wireless Networking
Microsoft Corp.

"oldguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless router currently functioning as a switch
> in my network. Ethernet cable from another switch is connected to one of
> the four switch sockets, and the WAN port is empty. There are three more
> connections from this unit, one going downstram to another switch, the
> other two going to 2 PCs. There are also some wireless clients around.
>
> Can I connect the cable coming from upstream (server) to the Wan port?
> This would enable me to connect one more PC via cable. If this is
> possible, which protocol should I select at the router and are there any
> special settings required on the server ?
>
> Regards,
> Engin
>
>

Hi
Using the WAN port will create a separate network for the computers that are
on this Router.
Unless you specifically want to do so you have to leave the WAN port open.
This page describe your current connection:
http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.htm
This one describe what the system would look like if you use the WAN Port:
http://www.ezlan.net/shield.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"oldguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi All,
>
> I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless router currently functioning as a switch
in
> my network. Ethernet cable from another switch is connected to one of the
> four switch sockets, and the WAN port is empty. There are three more
> connections from this unit, one going downstram to another switch, the
other
> two going to 2 PCs. There are also some wireless clients around.
>
> Can I connect the cable coming from upstream (server) to the Wan port?
This
> would enable me to connect one more PC via cable. If this is possible,
which
> protocol should I select at the router and are there any special settings
> required on the server ?
>
> Regards,
> Engin
>
>

Dear Brian,

Many thanks for your comments. I understand from another reply that there
are some more issues that hadn't occurred to me. I will have to think on the
subject some more.

Regards,
Engin


"Brian Wehrle [MSFT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Dear Engin,
>
> You should refer to the Linksys documentation for this information. I
> believe that this is possible. If it is not, please consider buying a
> small hub for this purpose and "daisy-chain" this hub to one of the ports
> on the Linksys. In this manner you can support many more LAN connections
> using both hubs. This is not scalable infinitely, but unless you are
> doing a lof of network I/O, I doubt you will notice.
>
>
> --
> Brian Wehrle
> (E-Mail Removed)
> Software Test Engineer/Wireless Networking
> Microsoft Corp.
>
> "oldguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless router currently functioning as a switch
>> in my network. Ethernet cable from another switch is connected to one of
>> the four switch sockets, and the WAN port is empty. There are three more
>> connections from this unit, one going downstram to another switch, the
>> other two going to 2 PCs. There are also some wireless clients around.
>>
>> Can I connect the cable coming from upstream (server) to the Wan port?
>> This would enable me to connect one more PC via cable. If this is
>> possible, which protocol should I select at the router and are there any
>> special settings required on the server ?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Engin
>>
>>
>
>

Dear Jack,

Many thanks for your comments and particularly for the pointers. The issue
of separating the network hadn't occurred to me. It looks like I have to
think some more on it.

Regards,
Engin

"Jack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uzq$9l$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> Using the WAN port will create a separate network for the computers that
> are
> on this Router.
> Unless you specifically want to do so you have to leave the WAN port open.
> This page describe your current connection:
> http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.htm
> This one describe what the system would look like if you use the WAN Port:
> http://www.ezlan.net/shield.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
> "oldguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless router currently functioning as a switch
> in
>> my network. Ethernet cable from another switch is connected to one of the
>> four switch sockets, and the WAN port is empty. There are three more
>> connections from this unit, one going downstram to another switch, the
> other
>> two going to 2 PCs. There are also some wireless clients around.
>>
>> Can I connect the cable coming from upstream (server) to the Wan port?
> This
>> would enable me to connect one more PC via cable. If this is possible,
> which
>> protocol should I select at the router and are there any special settings
>> required on the server ?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Engin
>>
>>
>
>