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Originally posted by rufio
Call me whatever you want, but i checked the faq and did not find a definate answer.
Do switches have a Mac ID like routers, or are they blind like Hubs.
soon as i get a solid answer this can be deleted.
Originally posted by SJConsultant
Managed Switches can be assigned an IP address, unmanaged switches do not.
Originally posted by rufio
I get what you are saying, but I really just need to know if a switch has its OWN Mac ID like nic cards and routers do.
Im on a college campus where the only allow 2 'devices' to be registered to get on the internet, and i have 2 computers that i want to put on, so thats 2 mac addresses, so i cannot use my router.
Originally posted by m³ñ
How is this done? Is it done via software, or is it done in another way? I have a managed switch and I would like to know.
Originally posted by rufio
I get what you are saying, but I really just need to know if a switch has its OWN Mac ID like nic cards and routers do.
Im on a college campus where the only allow 2 'devices' to be registered to get on the internet, and i have 2 computers that i want to put on, so thats 2 mac addresses, so i cannot use my router.
Originally posted by SJConsultant
It depends on the make and model, some require you to connect via console access, typically a serial port to configure it.
Check the instruction manual as to how to specifically configure your switch. You would need to do this in order to configure any of the managed features.
Originally posted by m³ñ
If you used your router, you would only have *1* device registered. The Router has it's own DHCP server, so the school network would only see it's MAC address.
Originally posted by m³ñ
This is a cheap $20 8 port switch I got off newegg OEM... I don't think I have a manual for it. It doesn't have ports, either. I'm not sure how to do it... It'sn ot really a big deal, so I guess I'll just leave it alone.
Originally posted by rufio
DHCP is not allowed, they will cut off all access to my line. I just got a netgear FS105 and looking on their site there was no mention of a mac id, id just like to be sure.
Plus when i have tried to hook up my router via NON dhcp it still asks me to register the routers ID and the Nic card IDS
Originally posted by rufio
yes i know this... everything with a mac id is required to be registered.
If i register the mac id of the router, everything behind it with a MAC id gets blocked untill that id is also registered. I have already tried to go this route (hi-oh).
Originally posted by rufio
I have a linksys befsr41 router. Just bought a netgear FS105 Switch.
I dont know how i made this so complicated... god bless irony.
Originally posted by rufio
My router only lists one address, and the registration script for my campus network automatically picks up that same address.
Originally posted by rufio
I would be yes, but this has obviously diverged from my initial question. Generally do switched, (my FS105 expressly) have mac addresses like routers. I am not going to use my router, I will be using my switch when it arrives.
Can someone possibly link me to a netgear page that might tell me what the FS105 truly has. The main product page for it mentions nothing about a mac id.