scriptasylum
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I currently have a router/4 port switch (Linksys BEFSR41) and all the ports are filled. Now, I want to get an 802.11g WAP with 4 more CAT5 ports, but the only one I can find also has a router. I will be using the uplink port on my existing router/switch, but I don't want to use the router capability on the WAP/switch.
I figured for best compatibility, I should use the same brand. So, I read some of the online documentation on the Linksys site, but can't find anything that says if I can bypass the router function of the WAP/switch and just use it as a switch/WAP. Has anyone done something similar to this successfully?
I know I could just get rid of the existing router/4 port switch and just get an 8port switch/router/WAP, but it's too much $$$ and I'd be wasting my existing hardware.
I figured for best compatibility, I should use the same brand. So, I read some of the online documentation on the Linksys site, but can't find anything that says if I can bypass the router function of the WAP/switch and just use it as a switch/WAP. Has anyone done something similar to this successfully?
I know I could just get rid of the existing router/4 port switch and just get an 8port switch/router/WAP, but it's too much $$$ and I'd be wasting my existing hardware.