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Appendix D: Finding the MAC Address and IP
Address for Your Ethernet Adapter
Appendix E: Specifications
Environmental
Appendix F: Warranty Information
Appendix G: Contact Information
Chapter 1: Introduction
The Linksys EtherFast
The Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router
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Think of the EtherFast
"splitter" for your Internet connection. Just connect your DSL or Cable Modem
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to the Router, and all the computers in your household can share the Internet—
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all at the same time. The built-in 4-port switch lets you attach four local PCs
directly, or daisy-chain out to more hubs and switches as your network grows.
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Once your computers are connected to the Internet through the Router, they can
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communicate with each other too, sharing resources and files. All your com-
puters can print on a shared printer connected anywhere in the house. And you
can share all kinds of files between computers—music, digital pictures, and
other documents. Keep all your digital music on one computer, and listen to it
anywhere in the house. Organize all of your family's digital pictures in one
place, to simplify finding the ones you want, and ease backup to CD-R. Play
head-to-head computer games within the household, or against Internet oppo-
nents. Utilize extra free space on one computer when another's hard drive starts
to fill up.
It's all easier than you think—the included Setup Wizard takes you through
configuring the Router, step by step. The Router can act as a DHCP server for
your network, so your PCs are configured automatically. Universal Plug-and-
Play (UPnP) lets specialized Internet applications configure the Router so you
don't have to. Built-in Parental Controls help you protect your family while the
Router helps keep intruders out of your computers.
With the EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch at the heart of your
home network, you don't need to be a networking genius to share printers, files,
and your high-speed Internet connection.
Features
• Supports Universal Plug-and Play for Easy Configuration
• Supports IPSec and PPTP Pass-through
• Administer and Upgrade the Router Remotely over the Internet
• Configurable as a DHCP Server on Your Network
• Advanced Security Management Function for Port Filtering, MAC Address
Filtering, and DMZ Hosting
• Automatically Detects Straight or Cross-over Cable
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Cable/DSL Router
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Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch as a kind of
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