86atc250r;433200 Wrote: > Why not use an elcheapo regular layer 2, 4 or 5 port switch on the > neighbors lan as it comes into your house (and before the router)? > Adding a layer 3 or VLAN'd switch seems to be complicating things for no > reason. > > > Code: -------------------- > > > Internet > | > | > | > Neighbor LAN |---------| |----------| Your LAN |---------------- | > ---------------| switch |-----| M0N0wall |--------------| Switch/Wireless | > |---------| | Router | |-----------------| > | |----------| | | | > | | | | > |-----| Your Devices > | NAS | > |-----| > -------------------- > > > Simple, cheap, effective, flexible.... > > Another option would be to run a Linksys WRT54GL -- using DD-WRT > firmware, VLAN out the ports, and set up appropriate firewall rules > using IpTables. > > This will be a little more difficult to set up than a M0N0wall or PF > Sense box, but it will be the cheapest option of all, and give you all > the functionality you want as well as a low power & silent box (FWIW, > as mentioned above M0N0wall can easily be built on silent, low power > hardware).
I reread you response again. So the DD software does support vlan's with Virtual L3 interfaces? -- sfraser 2 Chan. System SB3->Benchmark DAC-1-> Bryston(BP-25,3B)->PMC TB2 Home Theater System SB2-> Bryston(SP1,4B,4B,2B,2B)-> PSB Stratus Goldi Basement System SB2-> Parasound Preamp (carver M1.0t) ->Klipsch La Scala's Bedroom System SB2-> Sony BoomBox Rear Deck/Patio Duet-> Yamaha Reciever-> PSB Mini's, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sfraser's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2026 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64547 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
