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   From: zaghadka@hotmail.com   
      
   On Sat, 04 Mar 2023 17:08:46 -0600, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Char   
   Jackson wrote:   
      
   >On Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:12:14 -0600, Zaghadka    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Fri, 3 Mar 2023 17:27:47 -0200, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, dan wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>But how would I turn the old router from routing into a "dumb" switch?   
   >>   
   >>Basically, you don't. You will get more complicated answers. But they   
   >>will vary from "not worth it" to "you can't."   
   >   
   >You may not have read the thread or you'd see that it's beyond simple.   
   >   
   >Disable DHCP, configure a static LAN IP, and don't use the WAN port. Now   
   >you have an unmanaged switch, and you can do it with virtually every   
   >SOHO router, with or without WiFi. No extra software required, you can   
   >do those simple tasks right from the router's GUI.   
      
   My mistake then. I didn't think mine had the ability to configure a   
   static IP for the router. You can do it for the WAN port, but that's not   
   the same thing. I thought mine was hardcoded to be 192.168.0.1.   
      
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