According to Alvin Oga: > >but you'd need a 4-port "router" ( gateway ) anyway >for the 4 subnets... ( 4 copper wires/lans ) >
Correct :-) >otherwise... people can just change the masks on tehir >subnet...and view everything on the one copper wire.... for >4 "virtual subnets" > Yes, your suggestion for using a class-B netmask was the correct thing to do if you want to eliminate the router but it has side effects as others have noted :-) for a small number of clients there should not be too many problems. >- router vs gateway vs firewall vs bridge ... > - sometimes all used interchangeably ??? > ( but not quite the same ) > Yes, unfortunately. -- =============================================================================== Brett Lymn, Computer Systems Administrator, BAE SYSTEMS =============================================================================== _______________________________________________ Firewalls mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls
