Re: Turning NetGear from router to access point only?

I think all you do is turn off DHCP and assign it an IP.


"ng_reader" <wilgrow_co@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Ev6dnf9jDdE02KTeRVn-jw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Forgive me, but I bet this has been posted before, and I was not able to
> find the answer easily.
>
> I've just signed up with Vonage, and I think I have to use their product
to
> route. So that means my wireless router is just going to become an Access
> Point (correct?).
>
> I am using a netgear MR814v2 for connecting one wireless and one wired PC
to
> my Motorola bitsurfer cable modem. That configuration may change, as I am
> going to switch to DSL for cost savings, and the DSL provider will give me
a
> different piece of data communication equipment, eventually.
>
> But, the question I am asking, what do I need to do with my netgear so
that
> it's not looking up routing tables or getting DHCP requests or whatever it
> does on its own?
>
> I went into the router config and tried to see a setting where I could
turn
> off the routing feature and make it an AP only, but couldn't find it.
>
> So, I think there's only a few hundred thousand people just like me, and
bet
> this has been posed a number of times before.
>
> Thanks in advance, and feel free to chime in with your Vonage points too,
as
> I may end up chucking the whole thing if it's crud.
>
> -mr curious aka newsgroup reader
>
>


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