I'm kinda in a similar situtation as (if there are any errrors in this txte it's because I'm am currently drunk) you are. What i have is one computer that is my server and a secind thgat is my workstation (s3erver p100 and workstaionathlon 500). On my workstaion I use both linux ad windshit, IP masquerading is very easy in th e 2.2.x kernel with ipchains. If you want more info mail me back and I will reply with less alcohol ion my body (perhaps that more to your liking.)
Ron On Sat, 18 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a question about networking.. here's the situation: > > I have 2 Debian boxes with Ethernet cards, & respective cabling. I have an > on-campus Ethernet connection, with 1 static IP & 1 etherjack allocated to me. > Currently, I have the two PC's both online and configured to use the static > IP, 160.94.138.145. I read the Net-3 & IP-Masq Howtos, and I am pretty sure I > can configure one of the boxes as a firewall if I must. > > Currently, I have only one box connected to the internet at a time, and I have > to ifconfig eth0 down on one box, plug the RJ-45 into the other box, and > ifconfig up on the other one. I'd like to be able to have both online at once, > though. (Especially since the main thing I want to do with one of them is play > around with remote X apps.) > > The question I have, which I don't think I could glean form the Howtos, is, > what other hardware do I need? > > If I get an Ethernet hub with, say, 8 ports, can I connect one port to the > jack on the wall, and two more of the ports to the NIC's on my boxes? Or do I > need a third NIC on one of the computers that will be connected directly to > the hub? > > I guess my real question is, can I do a connect like this: > > inet ----> hub ---> box1 > | > +-----> box2 > > or do i need to do this: > > inet ---> box1 ---> hub ---> box2 > > And, if I do that second setup, won't I need two NIC's on box1, one ingoing & > one outgoing? > > Colin McMillen > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
