use old wireless modem router as a access point NOT wireless

[mgason]

Basically I have a new cable modem, that works fine in my back office. I need several computers in another room to be able to connect. I have a ethernet cable to the other room. I have an old D-Link ADSL wireless router. model DSL-G604T

I want to connect the computers using cables and the LAN ports on that old D-Link router. I do not want to use the wireless or obviously the ADSL modem part.
How do I set up the router to achieve this?

I read the article on TweakTown Using an old router as a DIY wireless Access Point - Setting up the old wireless router :: TweakTown USA Edition
but it referred to using an old router as a wireless extension.

I thought not using wireless I would NOT need to setup static IP's for my computers. A dumb hub would not need them? Can I make the router a dumb hub?

thanks Mark

[mgason]

Re: use old wireless modem router as a access point NOT wireless

well it seems as long as you turn DHCP off in the old router, turn wireless off and give it a fixed ip address that does not conflict with the main one you are good to go.
all 3 PC's are connecting using DHCP via old router to new one.

well all are showing network connection and connecting to the internet. still have some issues seeing shared folders from one. getting close though.

[MadMax2911]

Re: use old wireless modem router as a access point NOT wireless

I googled about things to do with an old working PC and one was using it as a router/firewall using some free software. One I just found is called RouterOS and ZeroShell Found here ->
Turn Your Old PC into an Access Point