> Thank you as well from me..I just joined the list two days a go and
> missed some of the postings. I just bought the hub last week, got the
> linux machine working, and had no idea of the implications.
Check the archives of the list, available on the mandrake site where you
subscribed to the list.
Assuming your ISP is providing you with only a single IP address, you want
something along these lines:
+--------+
| Comp B |---\ +---+
+--------+ \---| H | +--------+ +-------+
| u |------| Comp A |-----| Modem |
+--------+ /---| b | +--------+ +-------+
| Comp C |---/ +---+
+--------+
Comp A is your Linux box. The network card in A connected to your
cable/xDSL modem is assigned the external address supplied by your ISP
(static or DHCP). You'll need to use ipchains on this box so that it acts
as a gateway for the LAN.
Comp B and Comp C are you Windows or ther Linux boxes.
The three network cards connected to the hub are assigned internal IP
addresses. I don't remember what is usually used, but I use 90.0.0.1, .2,
.3, etc.
I don't know anything about linux security, so I can't comment on that
area.
ELB
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