On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 09:07:14AM -0400, Ernie Schroder wrote: > On Wednesday 25 June 2003 01:29 am, Ohad Lutzky wrote: > > I'm a total networking noob, but I'd like to set up a home network. > > My current PC (running Linux) is connected over ADSL using rp-pppoe. > > It has a printer as well, running on CUPS. My other PC, an old > > Packard Bell (bleh) P133 running (walking, rather) Win98. How would I > > set this up? The only home LAN setup I've ever seen is connecting the > > hub to the modem, and then connecting PCs to the hub. But my ADSL > > connection requires me to "log in" (rp-pppoe takes care of that). > > Also, will the two PCs "see" each other on a local network? Or will > > they have to communicate over the external network? If so, how will > > they be assigned different IPs? > > > Probably the most painless method to do this would be to purchase a > router/hub or a router and a hub. The router takes care of the log in > and DHCP plus affords some firewall capability. Router setup is a snap > Linksys for one comes basicly pre-configured. You access it from a > browser and you really only need to enter user name and password, set > your protocol and change the default password to access the router and > you're good to go.
Sounds excellent! This is what I thought a router did, and then people showed me a tiny little thing called a "switch", and said that I was talking about that... And now, a stream of questions: Which of these are the same? "Hub", "Switch", "Router" (I'm guessing hub and switch) How does it all connect? Do I connect the router to the modem, and then that to a hub/switch which all the ethernet cables go to? Or is it something totally different? Any particular problems with Linux? Doesn't sound like there should be, but still. If I set this up, I will basically only need to use dhcpcd here, and have the other PC set to get its IPs automatically, right? What kind of IPs will I get? Will it be possible to have external IPs, so people can still reach my ftp server? Will I have to choose on of the PCs to get an external IP, or will the router know which one needs it? Will both computers even be able to use the same ports at the same time? And last but not least: How much [more] will it cost? -- Tactless "If it wasn't for fog, the world would run at a really crappy framerate." This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
