On Saturday, January 12, 2002, at 03:21 AM, Wim Torbeyns wrote:
> John, > > Best would be to plug your DSL modem in 1 Ethernet slot and then connect > your router with another ethernet slot to your hub. This allows the best > connection speeds. Same goes if you use a Mac as router with > IPnetrouter. If > your Mac or your router has only one Ethernet slot (like the first > generation Airport Basestations), you plug the DSL modem into the > Ethernet > hub and your router into another slot of your hub. If you boot up in the > right sequence, the Router will get it's IP-address from the modem, and > your > other Macs will get it from the Router. This should be a little slower, > as > all the information has to go trough the router and thus has to travel > both > ways on the same cable and the same NIC. > I am currently using such a network, with a cable modem and a first > generation Basestation as router. Untill a few months ago, I was using > a Duo > 230 in its Dock, with two Ethernet cards as a software router. I really > don't see a difference in speed. Well, you don't notice a difference in speed because there shouldn't be one. Ethernet hubs function as a single bus, and therefore all traffic between two machines across a hub will actually reach every single machine on the hub. If you buy a switch, however, traffic between two hubs only goes to those two machines. Think of a hub as a party-line phone. Anything you say can be heard by anyone else connected to the line, even though it isn't addressed to them. I know that is a terrible explanation, but maybe someone else can explain better. Tom ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
