This is exactly the configuration I'm using....works flawlessly...

Make sure that you run the latest BIOS firmware code on the
Linksys Wireless HUB...earlier versions were troublesome.

MacDuff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert P. J. Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "redhat mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: RH9 home networking


> On 3 Jul 2003, Michael Gargiullo wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 11:38, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > > On 3 Jul 2003, Daniel Dui wrote:
> > >
> > > > Here is my problem:
> > > >
> > > > I have a RH9 box with two network cards. One network card connects
to a
> > > > cable modem and the other to a hub. I would like to share the
Internet
> > > > connection with other computers in the house.
> > > >
> > > > I was hoping to find a "share connection" tick box somewhere in the
> > > > network configuration options, but I could not.
> > > >
> > > > I had a look at various howtos, but they look much more complicated
than
> > > > they should be. All I am trying to do is set up a little home
network! I
> > > > am surprised that still there is not a simple and easy way to do a
> > > > simple and easy thing in RH9.
> > >
> > > why are you making this so difficult?  why not have the cable modem
> > > go to the hub, and let the hosts all plug into the hub?  that's what
> > > we're doing here, and it's pretty easy.
> > >
> > > unless you have a static IP for that first box and want it to be
> > > visible to the net, that is.
> > >
> > > rday
>
> i'm not sure if we're just not communicating here, but let me clarify
> what's going on.
>
> > Most cable systems won't allow that to work.  I work for a cable
> > company, and we only allow 1 MAC address to be associated with the cable
> > modem.
>
> and?  ... all that's connected to the cable modem is a single linksys
> hub.  that's a single MAC address.  what's the problem?
>
> > Our system won't let that work at all.  I know comcast is the
> > same way, and I believe optonline work the same as well.  I know your in
> > the UK,
>
> wherever did you get that idea?
>
> > so I have no idea how they run it there.  you can try it, but
> > you'll lose the ability to run a hardware firewall.
>
> the linksys hub has some configurable *rudimentary* filtering,
> but i run iptables on my personal machine.
>
> > Now you could connect the cable modem to a managed switch. I know a few
> > HP switches can do what you want to do, but they're like $2000+
>
> ok, pay attention.
>
> DSL outlet -> DSL modem -> linksys 4-port hub with wireless.
>
> from linksys hub:
>
>   - one wired PC running XP
>   - one wireless access laptop running RH 9
>
> cost of linksys hub: $89 US.
>
> and yes, it works, it really does, given that both machines
> are on the net constantly, as you can verify from my incessant
> posts to RH-related mailing lists.  :-)
>
> rday
>
> --
>
> Robert P. J. Day
> Eno River Technologies
> Unix, Linux and Open Source training
> Waterloo, Ontario
>
> www.enoriver.com
>
>
> --
> redhat-list mailing list
> unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
>
>


-- 
redhat-list mailing list
unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Reply via email to