did i screw up?

[da rock]

getting ready to hook up 2 pcs using 1 dsl account,thought i needed a router so i ordered one w/ builtin 4 port switch. got to
thinking and called my dsl provider,and they tell me that all i needed was a 4 port switch because i already have a router(cisco
678) i thought it was a modem. so do i need to send back the
router i order and replace it w/ a 4 port switch or can i use it w/
my existing hookup? help please!

 

[Raven76]

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/rt/600rt/prodlit/678so_ds.htm

If this is what you have, it is in fact a personal router. In most cases you would have done the right thing. I have never heard of an ISP supplying a router/modem combo. You can probably still use your router to route to the other router, but that would be more redundant than this sentence, and more expensive than a switch or hub.

If it was me I would return the router and buy a 4 or 5 port switch. It's actually cool that they are hooking the customers up with that kind of hardware.

 

[da rock]

yep thats the one i'm using right now, checked with tech support
at my dsl provider and was told that i could disable the dhcp setup in the Linksys that i ordered and it would act as a switch
only and not a router(?) i 'm not sure of that so if anyone has any
ideas on that option i'd like to hear'm. if not i'll try to rma it and get just a switch. thanks for the reply!