Yes a Linksys does act as a basic firewall. This also allows you to run a private subnet behind the Linksys and all out going traffic will take on the address of the Linksys (NAT). You can setup one machine to be in the DMZ (not blocked by the Linksys). Linksys allows address 2-10 to port forwarding.
I am actually using a linksys at work to hide the machines in the development lab from my checkpoint firewall. The linksys will do 10/100 between ports and 10Mb to the outside. For cable/dsl this is just fine sine cable/dsl is not capable of even 10Mb. Mike On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 20:02, Paul Rodriguez wrote: > So just a normal switch (say 20-port) connected to the cable/dsl > router? What role does the router play? Is it for use as a firewire? > > - paul > > On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 22:49, Michael Noble wrote: > > I assume you ment RJ-45. > > All you need is a switch that will handle all the network lines that > > go into the basement. If you have cable/DSL for internet then you > > should get a Linksys Cable/DSL router(you might want to get a wireless > > which also has RJ-45. > > > > The setup would look like this: > > > > Internet > > | > > Linksys cable/dsl router > > | > > | > > Fast switch > > | > > | > > Connections to the other rooms in the house > > > > Mike > > > > On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 18:20, Paul Rodriguez wrote: > > > I recently did some renovation on my house. While all of the walls were > > > open, I had the electrician wire cat5, rj-46, and voice cable to every > > > room in the house, and routed directly to the basement. > > > > > > I need some help coming up with a strategy for setting up the home > > > networking. Should I get a large router and connect it to a server in > > > the basement, or should I go with a prefab integrated modular networking > > > system? I see that Leviton (http://www.leviton.com) has a system to > > > integrate home networks. It's a box that goes in the basement and routes > > > all cable, phone, lan, and I think can be connected to a home surge > > > protector, server, and cable/dsl modem. But I'm not sure if it's big > > > enough to accomodate all 18 connectors I have. I would love to use a > > > product like this if it was affordable, because it would be a much > > > cleaner solution. > > > > > > Does anybody have any experience doing this sort of thing, or with any > > > specific products? Do you have an recommendations for me? > > > > > > I appreciate your help, and I appologize for cross-posting to both > > > newbie and expert, but I figured it might cross boundaries here. > > > > > > -- > > > Paul Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > -- > Paul Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Michael Noble mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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