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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: oceansoul on 15 February 2009, 19:00:13

Title: old router as switch
Post by: oceansoul on 15 February 2009, 19:00:13

We have just got a new Cisco (linksys) router to replace an old buffalo wmr-g54, that the wireless function failed on. It was wayyyyy old. any ways, got the new router set up, but im wondering if i can use the old buffalo router as a switch/hub for my desktop and xbox. As atm i have 1 ethernet cable between the Cisco, and my desktop (20M cable). If i wanna go to xbox live i have to unplug from desktop and into xbox. Could i put the old router into the 20M cable and then 2 patch cables to the xbox and to the desktop??? i guess it would need to be configured etc but to what?

Title: Re: old router as switch
Post by: TheBoy on 15 February 2009, 19:03:01

Its not Cisco, its linksys ;).  They are 2 totally seperate beasts, irrelevent that cisco bought linksys.

Back to original Q, depends on how gay the old one was. And being Buffalo, it will be gay.  A 5 port switch is only a few quid, and will likely work far better.

Title: Re: old router as switch
Post by: philhoward on 15 February 2009, 19:03:56

Hit the reset button (should return it defaults) and go...works 99.9% of the time.

Title: Re: old router as switch
Post by: TheBoy on 15 February 2009, 19:04:11

If you can disable dhcp on the buffalo, and use a x-over between linksys and buffalo, it may well work