Thread: Adding Media Server Using Netgear Switch
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Old 13-08-2009, 15:32   #9
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Re: Adding Media Server Using Netgear Switch
No problem. By the way, the guy in the shop advised you wrongly. The reason the switch won't work is that unlike the router it does not have a built-in DHCP server. You need one of these in a network to hand out IP addresses to each connected device. Switches are just 'dumb' devices, a bit like a mains extension cable that adds extra sockets.
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