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Post by tepid on Feb 2, 2007 4:31:11 GMT 7
Just a quick question, sorry if this seems basic. I have a biggish megabit switch which I want to hook up the N5200 to (other PC's are on it), but I want two Windows PC's I have to communicate with the N5200 as fast as possible (i.e. gigabit). I want them all to be on the same LAN. The DHCP server is an ADSL router. What's the best way to hook all this up, and what ports should I use on the N5200? Thanks  |
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Post by Arctra on Feb 2, 2007 4:59:37 GMT 7
Hey tepid Firstly, I assume you don't have the RouStor version of the N5200? If that is the case then you can do what I've done and get a gigabit switch and put it between your N5200 and you ADSL modem/megabit switch.
/==== 2x PC's requiring fast access
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N5200 ===== Gigabit switch -------ADSL Modem
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\-------Megabit Switch ---- Other PC's
The ADSL modem's DHCP server should still assign IP's to any PC connected to the network without any problems. Hope that helps Cheers |
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Post by tepid on Feb 2, 2007 5:45:50 GMT 7
Thanks for the reply. I have the N5200 with the 4 sockets at the back as well as the main network port. I bought it on the understanding that I could use the other sockets as a switch. Is that correct?
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Post by Arctra on Feb 2, 2007 5:57:03 GMT 7
Ahhh, so it's the RouStor version then. I have the same one and have to admit I'm not sure how the whole bridging of the switch and WAN works.
The advice I was given: If you look in the WAN configuration page there is an option to Enable/Disable IP Sharing Mode which you need to Enable in order to bridge the interfaces.
Best of luck and let me know how you go.
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Post by omega on Feb 2, 2007 5:57:57 GMT 7
Hi tepid, yes, the four sockets belong to the switch. Did you already try to read the manual.....  Andreas |
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Post by brianjohnhunt on Feb 4, 2007 20:06:11 GMT 7
I got the switch working by following these steps;
1. Upgrade the firmware to 1.00.06.5
2. Enable IP sharing in the WAN section.
3. Enable WAN/LAN Change in the WAN/LAN section (available in the above firmware).
4. Plug the router into one of the 4 gigabit switches and NOT the wan port.
5. Plug other network devices into any of the 3 spare Gigabit switches.
Hey presto - your Roustor and the other devices plugged into the gigabit switches will pick up their IP addresses from the DHCP server on the Router.
A comment in another thread has warned that the Gigabit switches in the Roustor doi not support Jumbo Frames, so if you need this then you may have to think of another solution.
Hope this helps
Brian.
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Post by brianjohnhunt on Feb 4, 2007 20:09:16 GMT 7
To further clarify my above post, the Router can be attached to one of the Gigabit switches on the Roustor via another gigabit switch if that's how your setup works (mine is).
Regards
Brian.
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Post by knowledgeworker on Jan 24, 2011 10:00:51 GMT 7
Hi guys! I know this thread is three years old - but it still sounds great! I still got a Thecus N5200 RB (Roustor) and want to make use of this functionality. But I don't understand it and it didn't work for me yet. 1. Does this also work with static IP's assigned? (DHCP deactivated) 2. In principle I should be able to stack another NAS to the RB switch with full access, right? As I changed the port function as described... 3. My practical, highly important question for me is: If this system does indeed IN PRINCIPLE ALWAYS works like that, can I then just buy a Gigabit-Switch and do the same thing? As a "n00b" I always thought I'd have to do this on a more direct way, i.e. buy this built-into some router!! This would of course save me a lot of money and hassle, as of a good switch being available for ~$30 while still using my old megabit-speed-router for all the other necessary tasks! (Because I'm just switching from Thecus to another NAS and I won't use the freaking big Thecus NAS just for switch purposes!) So please, if I can realize Gigabit speed inside my network (with DHCP or without) and treat the router as a "client", tell me! I'll be thankful to you for a long time.  Kind regards, "Knowledge worker" |
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Post by aphasia on Feb 11, 2011 23:05:07 GMT 7
hey knowledgeworker 1. Does this also work with static IP's assigned? (DHCP deactivated)-yes. you can leave your router with DHCP enabled. you just need to force the ip thru the network adaptor on your local machine (manually input ip, router gateway & dns) 2. In principle I should be able to stack another NAS to the RB (Gigabit?) switch with full access, right? As I changed the port function as described...-yes, see pic below. note with Fig 2. you can sub in another NAS instead of the 'Gbit Switch'. if you are using 2 n5200BR's, you'll need to change the ip of the 2nd one to something else (192.168.1.101 example). if you don't, they'll clash on the nework. 3. as long as you follow the steps from brianjohnhunt's post, you'll be able to treat the n5200BR as a client (with a static ip -192.168.1.100) yet it still will be 'visable' to other PC's within the network.  |
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