On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 11:05:20AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 1. How does one connect a router/switch to the firewall computer which is > hooked up to the cable modem? Do I need a second network card and if so what > are the best recommendations for 1 gigabit card?
No, you don't need another interface. You can have multiple networks on a single physical subnet. It isn't ideal, but it is possible. I would add a second physical interface... NICs are cheap. > 2. What is the difference between a router and switch? I am going to get a > router or switch to hook up to the firewall server and then the computers > that will be part of the network will hook up to the router/switch . Which > would be better? And then of course which manufacturers should I avoid and > which ones are good? A switch operates at Layer 2. A router operates at Layer 3. It sounds like you want a switch. Netgear is a decent, inexpensive manufacturer. If this is for home use, pretty much anything should work. -- *********************************************************************** * John Oliver http://www.john-oliver.net/ * * * *********************************************************************** -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
