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Can a router become a switch?
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| hankhank 2002-03-18, 6:57 pm |
| Maybe this is not the best forum to post this, but here it goes....
I'm walking around the local CompUSA, looking at home-networking stuff and I came up with a question that I'm not sure of the answer.
Is it possible to take a multi-port (8-port) router and turn it into a switch? I think the answer is "yes", but I'm not exactly confident.
In addition to working towards my CCNA, I'm playing around with Linux. I'm creating a home-network of sort and I'm not sure if I can get the Linux part to work (which would be my router/NAT/FW), therfore, I was thinking about getting the 8-port router (below) from SMC as a "back-up plan". This SMC router has NAT, Firewall, etc built-in plus, it has an RS-232 for the modem (I'm out in the sticks, no broadband, no DSL, no ISDN, I'm SOL). But if I can get the Linux part to work, the router would then become my switch/hub for my LAN.
For example: There's a an 8 port router at http://www.smc.com/drivers_download...y/7008BR_MN.pdf
and an 8-port switch
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?action...de=SMC-EZ6508TX
Any ideas or suggestions I appreciate it.
Thanks, | |
| ccieToBe 2002-03-18, 7:56 pm |
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Originally posted by hankhank
Maybe this is not the best forum to post this, but here it goes....
I'm walking around the local CompUSA, looking at home-networking stuff and I came up with a question that I'm not sure of the answer.
Is it possible to take a multi-port (8-port) router and turn it into a switch? I think the answer is "yes", but I'm not exactly confident.
In addition to working towards my CCNA, I'm playing around with Linux. I'm creating a home-network of sort and I'm not sure if I can get the Linux part to work (which would be my router/NAT/FW), therfore, I was thinking about getting the 8-port router (below) from SMC as a "back-up plan". This SMC router has NAT, Firewall, etc built-in plus, it has an RS-232 for the modem (I'm out in the sticks, no broadband, no DSL, no ISDN, I'm SOL). But if I can get the Linux part to work, the router would then become my switch/hub for my LAN.
For example: There's a an 8 port router at http://www.smc.com/drivers_download...y/7008BR_MN.pdf
and an 8-port switch
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?action...de=SMC-EZ6508TX
Any ideas or suggestions I appreciate it.
Thanks,
Take a closer look at the specs, those are both router/switch combination. | |
| Boulware5 2002-03-18, 8:02 pm |
| I know for sure you can buy router/switch combos; that's what I use. | |
| hankhank 2002-03-18, 9:19 pm |
| I guess I got wrapped up in the word "router". And yes, I glazed over the specs not picking up on the key words like "dual-speed switch" and "provides switching"; my bad.
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to respond (and not flaming me);-) | |
| TW2001 2002-03-18, 9:28 pm |
| we give you one post like that and then.....
Just kidding | |
| hankhank 2002-03-18, 9:34 pm |
| Ok... I used my "dumb post" card.
I deserve it.
:-) |
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