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   From: zaghadka@hotmail.com   
      
   On Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:32:49 -0600, in alt.comp.os.windows-10, Zaghadka   
   wrote:   
      
   >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.   
      
   Finally found it! Netgear R7000. It was very, very buried on the advanced   
   page (LAN setup). It simply doesn't exist on the basic page.   
      
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