Switching Hub

[plastick]

Hey I just aquired a used CeLAN EtherSW 2400...its a switching hub.. SO I am assuming that its basically a switch. Now, I dont have any experience with these things and I was wondering, how do I configure the dang thing? Is there an ip for it that I can access like you can with a router, or what? How can I configure ip ports and whatnot? I went to the celan website but it sucks and is poorly managed and images and links dont work...I cant find the users manual anywhere.. I emailed them and the mailer daemon sent me my mail back.. So I dont know what to do.

Can anyone here help me?

Thanks so much

 

[SpunkyJones]

Is there a console port on the back of the switch? You should be able to connect there with a roll over cable using some terminal emualtion software, like hyperterm.

 

[Goosemaster]

You should be able to attach two pcs to it and be able to communicate immediately unless all the ports are set to block ( hope not )

Basically, so windows plays nice, just set static IPs of the same subnet, such as 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3. Windows and ARP should take care of the rest.

 

[owensdj]

I think you might be a little bit confused about what a switch does. All a switch or hub does is allow Ethernet network devices to communicate with each other. It doesn't assign IP addresses to computers(DHCP) or provide any type of Internet routing. You don't need to configure anything to get them working. You just plug in everything.

 

[plastick]

okay.. i got it now.. I dont need to configure anything.. I had the idea that I could configure the ports on the switch if I wanted, for multipule subnets.... but never mind.. I got it now.

Thanks all

 

[Goosemaster]

my bad. I've never heard of CeLAN before and I was imagining that it was a managed switch.

Even so, I would see no reason to forgo giving your PC's IPs. If a program or service requires an IP or MAC, it will just use the appropriate ARP/RARP proncess to identify the associated MAC or IP. IIRC, TCP/IP requires an IP address to communicate. Perhaps the PC's will be able to communicate, but not using TCP/IP. The IP is simply an identifier in this case IIRC, which allows for destination identification for the higher OSI layers.

 

[OMG1Penguin]

did you wanna make vlan's or something...?

 

[plastick]

Almost 11 years later: Yes, I wanted to make vlans!!