I am more interested in the technical software detail of how to make that diagram work. do I need extra linux packages? which how-to would cover that? Connecting a adsl-modem to a hub and have the server remote controlling it over the hub beats my basic understanding of internet connection sharing.
I suppose the adsl-modem must be quite intelligent it it's to be able to talk to a hub...must it also have router function? In that case, I misunderstood... Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > With a basic ADSL setup, you probably don't get static IPs, so you > get one each time you connect. Perhaps multiple machines can get > one apiece. This depends on the ISP. Some of them register your > MAC addresses, and won't allow this. However, you can replace the > hub with one of the commercially available Cable/DSL routers and > get the same effect without the ISP being able to tell. I got > one by Linksys (because it also helps secure Windoze systems) from > Office Depot for under US$100. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
