On Sun, 2011-02-13 at 03:01 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Sb, 12 feb 11, 18:18:24, Tixy wrote: > > > > Would another option not be to just get a switch and not bother with a > > second Ethernet card in the server? This is the setup I run, i.e. > > > > Modem <-------------> +--------+ > > Firewall/Server <---> | Switch | > > Other system(s) <---> +--------+ > > Yes, but only if the modem is also a gateway (NAT + DHCP).
My Firewall/Server does the NAT and DHCP, and is the gateway for my home network. The modem just provides my server with a PPP connection to my ISP. I have ADSL, I don't know if the same architecture would work with cable modems. -- Tixy () The ASCII Ribbon Campaign (www.asciiribbon.org) /\ Against HTML e-mail and proprietary attachments -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1297588976.2340.17.ca...@computer2.home