Hi,
The switch is merely to get everything connected. My Belkin router is
the one configured to connect to my ISP and get the WAN IP address
using PPPoE. I used to have a compaq WL 310 as a router that had just
one WAN/LAN socket. Now my Belkin has one for WAN and one for LAN and
hence all the problems.
Vasi

CWatters wrote:
> <vphilomin@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> > I already have a 5 port switch in the basement to connect all the wires
> > to the CAT5 outlets. I am trying to get away without having to buy a
> > second router (wired or wireless). If I put my current Belkin router in
> > the basement, the signal will not be strong enough for wireless clients
> > in the 1st floor. Is it still possible to come up with a configuration
> > with my existing hardware that works? Why doesn't connecting the WAN
> > port to the LAN port of the Belkin work?
> > Thanks,
> > Vasi
>
> I might be hoplessly wrong but...
>
> If using a switch where do all the wired computers get their IP addresses?
> Does your ISP give you more than one? If not then I believe you need router
> that does NAT/DHCP instead of the switch.
>
> Then once all the wired devices are working you can hook up your Belkin
> either via it's WAN or LAN ports depending if you want the wireless to be on
> a seperate net or the same.