Old Router as switch?

[Cooleo]

I'm a cheap fuck and want to use my old Netgear router as a switch (DG834G), Any idea if this is possible?

[Over Carl]

I've done this a few times, just make sure to turn off dhcp.

[Eazi]

Just trun off dhcp (and wireless if not needed)

A lot of routers have one desgnated 'WAN/Internet' port, leave that one empty

[Cooleo]

So just turn off DHCP? Which one do I plug the the Ethernet with the internet going in to? I plugged it into port one, but no such luck :S

[Eazi]

if you are just using it as a switch then all of the 'non wan/internet' ports are the same.

So you have your adsl/cable modem connects to your router (if its not built in) and then onto a port of your switch you should now have 3 free ports for your extra connections

[Cooleo]

Still can't get it to connect. Could it be that I'm using a wifi to ethernet adapter? That adapter has connected to the network fine though . Could I use one of the spare ethernet ports for Internet sharing on my PC so spread it that way?

WiFi -> PC -> Ethernet -> Router -> Other Devices

[Eazi]

You should be able to go :-

Internet -----router--------Wifi------PC
|
'old router'--------other devices