connecting router to switch?

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i have a speedtouch 585 adsl router, also have a switch upstairs with two pc's connected. the switch ip is 192.168.1.67, the two pc's have a default gateway pointing to the switch and static ip's and they network fine. i want to connect the router to the switch so the pc's upstairs have net access and also network with a wireless laptop. plugged the switch into the Ethernet port on the router and it does not see the switch. i have a feeling i have to disable dhcp on the router and assign static ip's ? any help appreciated.

 

I didnt think a switch had an IP address since they only operate at layer 2 and use mac. Is that wrong?

P.s i know you get Switch/routers that route once switch many.

 

cheers sparky, i can now see the pc on the lan but can not access the net. will investigate further tomorrow.

 

Yeah i thought that, was scratching my head there for a moment.

 

thats what mine is, via software you can configure each of the 24 ports and even create vlans, a little overkill for what i use it for but for £10 off ebay you can't complain.

 

changed the dns server settings and its all working now.
thanks sparky for the help.