On Tue, 04 Mar 2003 20:35:06 -0800 Sevatio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OS: Mandrake 9.0 > > I'm not sure if this is possible but I'll see if any of you guys know > how to do this. > > I have a cable modem connected to a hub. Then two linux boxes connected > > to that hub. They each have their own IP addresses. When I transfer > files from one to the other, the speed is limited by the speed of my > internet connection (which is around 256kbps). > > How do I make it so that my linux boxes can transfer files at the > maximum LAN speed of the hub? Or to rephrase: how do I route the > packets so that they don't have to go out to the internet and then come > back to the other pc but instead go straight through the hub from one pc > > to another? Are the IP addresses in the same subnet? What are the IP addresses _and_ netmasks on each* host? * asymmetric routing is a possibility if all hosts don't agree on their view of the subnet. > Thanks, > > Sevatio > > >
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