Hello Michael I liked the description of your network, was very clear. So those called router-switch maybe be a router that comes with a switch inside to do what you've done.
Jordi On 1 mar, 19:10, "Michael M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 08:26 -0800, Jordi wrote: > > I hear most people around me using all those modem/router as > > synonims. > > That's probably because sometime they are both. My modem (the one > supplied to me by my ISP) is also a router. It's an Actiontec GT701-WG, > "DSL Modem with Wireless Gateway." Sometimes an ISP sends you a modem > that is just a modem and nothing more. > > > > > It is not my fault, I really try to understand but in the pc shops > > they seem not to know really the difference. > > > I know there are many differences. But I will thank if anyone can give > > me a simple explanation on this. > > I saw this searching: (text from a forum) > > --- > > HUB: plug some computers into this, and all traffic is shared. In > > other words, if computer 1 talks to computer 3, computer 2 will also > > hear what computer 1 said. Usually computer 2 just discards traffic > > not meant for it, but it does tend to burden your network. > > > SWITCH: if computer 1 talks to computer 3, computer 2 hears nothing. > > On high-traffic networks, this means downloads & uploads go a little > > faster for everyone. On low-traffic networks (home networks) users > > typically don't notice a difference. > > I bought one of these because my modem/router has has only one ethernet > port. I wanted to connect two computers to the internet, and I didn't > want to use wireless and I didn't want to use one of my machines as a > gateway for the other. The switch sits between my modem/router and each > computer -- that is, the ethernet for each computer is connected to the > switch, and the ethernet for the switch is connected to the > modem/router. I could have bought a hub instead of a switch, but > there's very little price difference and a switch seemed like the better > buy. In this way, each computer can reach the internet independently of > the other through my ISP assigned IP address, and each computer has it's > own internal IP address (192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3), so I can transfer > files between them easily. > > > ROUTER: plug some computers into this, and it'll use port forwarding, > > IP masquerading, and NAT to allow your computers to share an IP > > address > > and connect to the internet. Cheap routers use HUB technology, good > > routers use SWITCH technology. > > If my modem had been "just a modem" and not a modem/router, I would have > bought a router instead of a switch, and done the same thing I'm doing > now. > > > A "bridge" is a box to regenerate signals on a coax in coax-networks. > > As a fact every 500 meters, a new bridge needed to be placed in order > > to maintain a good signal. > > I'm not sure why you would need one of these? > > > > > The most similar to mine is router, as it uses port forwading, and pcs > > share the ip to enter internet. Maybe the quality of my router is not > > like a router-switch, and mostly a router with hubs, so is virtually > > insecure. Do you mean this? > > > And in speedtouch 530v6 FAQ it says: > > --- > > Can I configure my router as a bridged ethernet connection? > > > * Yes this is possible. Click on SpeedTouch -> setup at the bottom > > of the SpeedTouch Web interface. This will launch the embedded setup > > wizard. You can choose for setting up your router as a bridge there > > during setup in the first screen. > > ------ > > So seems they call it "router" that can be configured as "bridge" or > > not. > > > It seems not only me, also the people in Thomson confuse all those > > concepts. > > I think maybe you are confusing a "bridge" with "bridged mode." Many > (most? all?) routers can be configured to operate in "bridged mode" if > you want or need that. Otherwise, they operate in "router mode." In > bridged mode, you would need a PPPoE (or PPPoA) client on your machine > to login in order to connect. In router mode, your router is the bridge > between you and your ISP. > > -- > Michael M. ++ Portland, OR ++ USA > "No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions > of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to > dream." --S. Jackson > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
