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The 704P is a real router. &nbsp;You're suppose to connect the cable modem to the WAN port with a regular straight CAT5 cable, and all the other computers to the LAN ports. &nbsp;If DHCP is enabled on the router, the router will assign each PC a unique IP address.<br />
I have the older 704P RevA and dont' have any problems with it.<br />
Check out the following site for more documentation on the router.<br />
<a href="http://support.dlink.com/" rel="ugc">http://support.dlink.com/</a>
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The 704P is a real router.  You're suppose to connect the cable modem to the WAN port with a regular straight CAT5 cable, and all the other computers to the LAN ports.  If DHCP is enabled on the router, the router will assign each PC a unique IP address.
I have the older 704P RevA and dont' have any problems with it.
Check out the following site for more documentation on the router.
http://support.dlink.com/ [http://support.dlink.com/]

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I bought a D-Link DI-704p, because i thought it could be configured just like a linux box set up as router, i.e., 1 NIC connected to my cable modem, other NICs with separated IP numbres (192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1), in orden to separate networks using 2 switches.<br />
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My d-link router documentation says it has 1 WAN port and 4 LAN ports, but until now I've got the same address (192.168.0.1) for all LAN ports.<br />
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a) Can I configure separated IP numbers for each LAN port?<br />
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b) If I cannot do so, can I connect d-link router's 4 LAN ports to 4 ports in one switch to enhance bandwidth? My best one is a 3Com (with managment, stackable).<br />
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c) Is there any cheap product (not this d-link) than can behave like a real router?<br />
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Sorry abot the grammar, thanks a lot
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I bought a D-Link DI-704p, because i thought it could be configured just like a linux box set up as router, i.e., 1 NIC connected to my cable modem, other NICs with separated IP numbres (192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1), in orden to separate networks using 2 switches.

My d-link router documentation says it has 1 WAN port and 4 LAN ports, but until now I've got the same address (192.168.0.1) for all LAN ports.

a) Can I configure separated IP numbers for each LAN port?

b) If I cannot do so, can I connect d-link router's 4 LAN ports to 4 ports in one switch to enhance bandwidth? My best one is a 3Com (with managment, stackable).

c) Is there any cheap product (not this d-link) than can behave like a real router?

Sorry abot the grammar, thanks a lot

Internal IP address for D-Link 704p router

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