On Thursday, June 6, 2002, at 08:15 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > In the meantime, I've switched to my ABS to ack as a DHCP/NAT > server/router. > It did work fine at first, but what I'm now experiencing is after a little > bit of time, the ABS seems to "loose" the connection to the cable modem > and > I suspect one of the computer to appropriate the connection or it is > simply > lost in the ether. The only thing that can bring it back is unplug the > cable > modem, wait about 10 seconds, then plug it in. After a few seconds, > everything works again. Has anybody noticed this unreliable behavior from > the ABS? It's the 1st generation one. It's connected to a D-LINK 8-ports > switch, which is in turn connected to the cable modem. I was first > surprised > to see that the ABS could replace my router even for computers not on > AirPort. However, it seems to be unreliable. > > In the meantime, if I ever face the replacement of that failed router, > what > would people recommend? I need a router that can act as a DHCP router and > be > able to use NAT, because my cable company gives me only one IP address > and I > have to use it for the 5 (6 with my Newton) computers that use the > internet. > I had the Linksys Etherfast DSL/Cable Router with 4 ports, so I'd like to > replace it with a similar router, with at least 4 ports. Any suggestion?
Is there any reason why your switch can't be the router in your setup? (simplistically speaking) A switch is just a router plus some, kind of. Unless you have multiple subnets coming off of the switch, I don't see why you couldn't do this. Well, unless that switch just won't do NAT.... If the ABS is pulling the DHCP lease off the cable modem... THROUGH a switch... well, i'd kind of be surprised that you didn't have a problem with the router before it died, as doing something like that isn't completely networking-kosher. In general, the NAT device needs to be connected directly to the device it' s NATing; in the setup you have now, you're probably causing a whole lot of headaches for the cable company, as your ABS is basically throwing DHCP leases of it's own onto their network. Also, your wired clients are probably getting really confused as to whether to get their leases from the cable company or from the base station... does any of that make sense? -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
