Re: [SLUG] Oddball ADSL Question
Jason Rennie wrote: > Hi all, > > > I have a hub, and i want to connect 2 machines to the hub, and plug the > adsl modem into the hub. > > It would be better to have the ADSL connect to one machine, with another NIC in that machine connected to the hub. This makes it easier to do thing like firewalling and masqurading, and eliminates the chance of the ADSL modem forward packets from your local (private) LAN to the internet. Network cards are cheap, and this way there's no chance of your ADSL provider noticing you have a LAN connected to the service, as well as making it easier to setup and maintain the configuration at your end. ObDisclaimer: These are my opinions, not my companies etc. -- _ Network Operations Engineer - Big Pond Advance Satellite Ericsson Australia - Level 5, 184 The Broadway, Sydney 2000 Ph: +61-416-085-390 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Oddball ADSL Question
> > I have a hub, and i want to connect 2 machines to the hub, and plug the > > adsl modem into the hub. > Usually, the best way to do this (similarly to cable) is to have one > machine as the proxy/firewall, etc. The other machine(s) to sit on the > private network behind your proxy machine. They both have nic's, i wanted to do it so that i could test one machine, and if it failed bring up the link on the other one without having to do a lot of farting around replugging connections. Currently to do test, i have to bring the link down (which cahnges the ip when i reconnect) and while the link is down my mail server is unreachable (local mail server that is), and this is obviously a problem. I don't wish to cause mail bounces intenntionally. So i was looking for aquick (temp) way to switch between the two. Jason -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Oddball ADSL Question
On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Jason Rennie wrote: > I have a hub, and i want to connect 2 machines to the hub, and plug the > adsl modem into the hub. Usually, the best way to do this (similarly to cable) is to have one machine as the proxy/firewall, etc. The other machine(s) to sit on the private network behind your proxy machine. > Would i then be able to get ADSL to dial out form one of the machines at a > time ? That way i can try one, if it doens't work, bring up the working > link. Or am i doomed ? Should be theoretically possible, given that you need to have the standby machine off or at least the ADSL side the interface down. tom. Consultant AUSSECPhone: 61 4 1768 2202 339 Blaxland Rd., Ryde NSW 2112 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Oddball ADSL Question
Hi all, I'm trying to get ADSL running on an openbsd box (this isn`t the question only the situatin), and i'm having a few hassles. I have a hub, and i want to connect 2 machines to the hub, and plug the adsl modem into the hub. Would i then be able to get ADSL to dial out form one of the machines at a time ? That way i can try one, if it doens't work, bring up the working link. Or am i doomed ? Jason -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
