XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 3/3/2023 11:27 AM, dan wrote:   
   > The current home router is currently set up as the LAN gateway on   
   > 192.168.1.1 and it's set to get the WAN Internet IP address from the modem,   
   > and it's set to hand out DHCP addresses from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254.   
   >   
   > I've just now configured a new replacement router the same way by   
   > connecting it to the Ethernet port of my Windows PC & duplicating   
   > the setup that was on the old router (as much as was possible).   
   >   
   > I'm going to swap them, but I might lose my Internet so I ask now.   
   >   
   > After I replace that current router with the new router, then I have an   
   > extra router which I'd like to make some kind of future use of somehow.   
   >   
   > I guess the simplest task is to re-use the spare router as a switch, right?   
   > (I don't really need the extra four LAN ports but why not add them anyway?)   
   >   
   > But how would I turn the old router from routing into a "dumb" switch?   
   >   
   > Do I change the old router IP address from 192.168.1.1 to a static IP of   
   > something unused in the range of 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 or do I let   
   > the replacement router (which is set up to hand out DHCP addresses in that   
   > range) do it?   
   >   
   > Does it matter what IP address I set that new "dumb" switch to?   
   >   
   > Mainly I'm asking (before I switch over) how to turn the now spare router   
   > into something useful, such as a dumb switch (to get four more ports).   
      
   You can also use the wifi of the second router to isolate wifi devices   
   from your network.   
      
   "The reason why you’ll want to keep your IoT devices isolated is because   
   most manufacturers care little or not at all about implementing some   
   type of security measures within their devices and those that do, most   
   often don’t update their products ever again, leaving you with   
   vulnerable devices which can easily become infected, therefore   
   compromising the entire network."   
      
   https://www.mbreviews.com/cascading-routers/   
      
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