On Jan 19, 2006, at 8:47 AM, Dan Crutcher wrote: > -- are you saying that attaching the network through that port > automatically turns off that router's DHCP function and makes it > "dumb"?
The uplink port is usually just a copy of port 1 on the switch side wired crossover instead of straight through so you don't have to use a crossover cable to connect an additional switch or hub. When you use the crossover port it usually disables port 1 of the switch. Some of the newer devices are smart enough to sense which way the thing plugged in is wired so they don't need a crossover. (All recent Macs are smart like this.) This will usually have nothing to do with DHCP functions. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2398 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060119/2fe3c6b3/attachment.bin
