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On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 09:50:38 +0100 Neil Williams wrote:
Also, would like to connect up another box to recieve internet. If I add the appropriate number of network cards can I get the suse box to act as a router?Probably not worth it. You want a hub/switch/router that you can use when any of the other machines are off. Using a whole machine as a router involves a network card for each connection and a separate piece of hardware will do it all so easily.
Want to be careful with the wording there. Using a machine as a router would involve a separate network card for each physically separate network. The term "each connection" could be misconstrued (in this context) as meaning a separate NIC for each PC on the LAN. Although without a hub/switch this is the likely scenario, it is a daft one. Get a hub/switch as well. It makes life so much easier. I have to agree that using a separate computer for a router is really not worth it unless you want to tinker. Personally? I have an "ADSL Router" *and* an IPCop router so our LAN is behind 2 levels of PNAT. Why? Because I like to tinker, and I do not entirely trust firewalling software that I can't easily fiddle with (ie the software on the ADSL router). Sorry... bit of a side-track there. Just a final note. These days it would seem that most devices sold as "hubs" are actually switches. Switches are better (unless you like snooping other people's traffic). If you get a switch that is "MDI/MDIX" capable, then it won't matter whether you use a cross-over or a straight-through cable, it'll sort things out for you. Grant. -- Artificial intelligence is no match for nuratal stidutipy. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html