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In an office network, does the router need to be permanently connected to a computer for configurati

In an office network, does the router need to be permanently connected to a computer for configuration and troubleshooting purposes?

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Not really. You can telnet to the router from any PC as far as router is reachable. Only in cases of emergency or during first config do you need to physically connect a PC to the router.

This was first published in February 2005

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