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Dlink DI-604 configured to act as a switch.

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grunt58   01-23-2012 at 05:33:30 PM

I have an old Dlink DI-604 that I'd like to configure to work as a switch. I think this is possible but not sure how to do it. Switches are cheap but if I could save a few bucks with some tweaking I'd prefer that. Plus I figure I'd learn a bit about networking.

Dlinks site on the DI-604:
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=62

My main problem is I have Uverse and I'm out of wired ports on the Residential Gateway. I would like 2 more ports to network my PC and NAS, so my laptop and Xbox can access their files.

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hang-the-9   02-01-2012 at 04:18:08 PM

Disable the DHCP Server.
If you plug in one of the regular ethernet ports into the existing router, it should enable the other 3 ports to act as a switch. You may need to use the WAN port for that, but that depends on the device.

I'm using a broken Linksys router now at work as a switch for my desk (only the router part is not working), so you should be able to use your D-Link as such.

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grunt58   02-01-2012 at 04:35:10 PM

I got it to work followed this tut. basically the same thing minus the wireless part.

http://www.speedguide.net/articles [...] point-2556

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hang-the-9   02-01-2012 at 04:37:09 PM

Great! Did not notice your post was a bit older.

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