On April 19, 2002 08:12 pm, M.W.Chang wrote: > I am more interested in the technical software detail of how to make > that diagram work. do I need extra linux packages? which how-to would > cover that? Connecting a adsl-modem to a hub and have the server remote > controlling it over the hub beats my basic understanding of internet > connection sharing. > > I suppose the adsl-modem must be quite intelligent it it's to be able to > talk to a hub...must it also have router function? In that case, I > misunderstood...
Kevin referenced several cases for ADSL of which you have not replied to. How do you expect anyone to be able to offer you any pointers if we do not even know what type of ADSL service you have? If your ip address is assigned (dynamic) each time you connect (dhcp) then more then likely its using the mac address of the network card. If that is the case you can not just connect with other computers with dif mac addresses. I'm using an old pentium 100 as a firewall/router with five computers being masq'd behind it. Even with all of the units on the net, I've not noticed any slow down of trafic. Since I'm allowed two mac addresses, Ill be installing another NIC in my router and tying them together through a small hub to increase my through_put. To put several systems (more than alotted MAC addresses) through a hub directly to an ADSL box will cause you nothing but grief. The only way that I know of controlling (routing) several computers to access the web is through a router or swich of some kind. -- Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO) Westbank, B. C. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
