Use the Linksys RT31P2 as a switch only?

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Posts: 2

I'm getting this thing in the mail soon and was just wondering if anyone has done what I'm thinking of doing. I've taken a look at the QoS features, and they are okay, but I think I would still prefer to use my own router. Can I just turn off DHCP and NAT and use it right behind my router as a switch? Will my phone line get it's own IP so that I can prioritize it based on that?

If I can't do that, how is it as a QoS router? Worthy of replacing a dedicated Monowall box? Thanks!

Posts: 1 · Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:58 pm Post subject:

yes u can connect your way...right out of the box and do no more in that scenerio. cheers

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Posts: 2

Sweet. Thank you very much for the info.

Posts: 46 · Full Forum Member Joined: Sep 06, 2004 Posts: 46

It does not act as a switch behind the router. It acts as another router. This can be a real problem if you have ports that you must forward for your computer's functions. The adapter only allows forwarding a few single ports. This is surprising since it needs multiple ports itself!

I could not get a reliable internet connection for my computers with the Adapter behind the router. It works much better for me with the adapter using it's own port after the router.

Posts: 3 · New Forum Member Joined: Oct 21, 2004 Posts: 3

Another newbie here...

I would like to connect after my wireless router with the RT31P2. It shows in the booklet as follows:

INTERNET --- CABLE/DSL MODEM --- RT31P2 --- PC and PHONE

Is my existing Netgear Wireless Router the same as a "CABLE/DSL MODEM"???

Thanks...

Posts: 16 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Oct 20, 2004 Posts: 16

easiest method is to make your current router act like a switch.

It might be possible to get the phone stuff to work through the nat of your current router but it sounds like a pain in the ass to me.

easiest thing is to turn off nat of your current router and make the vonage router provice nat.

cable->vonage wan port->current router(acting like switch with nothing plugged into wan port)-> PC's.

Unplug the wan port of your current router and plug into one of the local ports.

the vonage router is going to come confgiured to provide wan routing.

Posts: 46 · Full Forum Member Joined: Sep 06, 2004 Posts: 46

Except that the phone adapter only supplies one DHCP address...