4200 Port configuration
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Hi Folks,
I'm still learning, but have what I call a curious question.The 4200 is up and running well. I have my WAN (1) and LAN (2) connected. I know there are two other available ports. I think that if I had another WAN connection, backup connection, or a connection to another network it could go to one of the available ports.
Can I make one (3) or two (4) of the other ports available as LAN ports to the same network?
I'm look at adding some 2.5G devices to my LAN.TNX
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@wc2l you can use the ports however you wish.
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However if you want to add one or both of the ports to the LAN subnet you would need to bridge them. And using an external switch instead is better in most ways for that.
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Or use VALNs and route some of them through one port and others through the other port. I don’t think it would work to multi-home the same LAN through multiple 4200 router ports unless you used link aggregation with a downstream switch.
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@wc2l I misread the question...as above, bridging is generally not recommended; buy a 5 port switch.
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Yea, I got conflicting information. Since the router does not have a switch built in, they are just discrete ports. They are fine for separate WANs or LANs, but not on the same network.
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Well you can bridge them. But I wouldn't recommend it!
