On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 08:27:34AM -0700, Gכzim Hoxha wrote: > > And last but not least: How much [more] will it > > cost? > > I got a rounter for $29.95 (Canadian)!! It's not > expensieve :)
That really sounds cheap. Was it a linksys? If not, what interface do you use to configure it? (Please say web, I love web interfaces! :) ) > Also to learn more about how this stuffworks go to: > http://computer.howstuffworks.com/router.htm > and when you get there if you wanna know about > switches just search for them; is a great site ;) It certainly is. Thanks for the tip! I've never thought of looking there. Here's what I understand so far: In the setup I've seen, where two PCs are connected over a switch to a modem, it isn't really a "network" - the PCs can only talk to the modem one at a time, and it works as if the PC was connected directly. Not good for my purpose. However, if you stick a router between the switch and the modem (or get a router that has a builtin switch), you basically have a simple network, in which the computers can communicate with each other directly, and can talk to the modem (indirectly) at the same time. That still leaves me with some interal/external IP questions: I have an FTP server running on this box, and I'd still like people outside to be able to reach it. Will outside computers still be able to communicate directly with mine? How will they distinguish between them? -- Tactless "If it wasn't for fog, the world would run at a really crappy framerate." This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
