well, i mean if one of the 4 servers has x=100 as an example..is it possible
to allow the needed server to access another one??

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Daniel Eggleston <[email protected]> wrote:

> yes -- so long as each one has an IP assigned to it (provided there is no
> DHCP server).
>
> Example:
>
>
>                Internet
>                    |
>                Firewall
>                    |
>                Switch
>                    |
>          ----------------------
>         |       |      |        |
>        A      B    C      D
>
> Assuming that:
> A: 192.168.0.100
> B: 192.168.0.101
> C: 192.168.0.102
> D: 192.168.0.103
>
> A can "call" B at ip address 192.168.0.101.  All the computers will use
> "Firewall" as the default gateway to access the internet.
>
> On 6/14/09, Ala'a Ibrahim <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Okey, can a machine call particular machine..i mean if one of the
>> connected machine has a certain value it can talk to it..is the switch a
>> good choice for that??
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 3:09 AM, Daniel Eggleston <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> If it's a switch, you can either assign an IP to each of them, or set one
>>> up as a dhcp server -- manual IPs is probably the easiest, just go to each
>>> one and open the Network Manager applet, tell it not to use DHCP, and set up
>>> one machine as 192.168.0.100, the next as 192.168.0.101, etc.  Then set the
>>> default gateway as whatever is connected to the "wan" port on the switch.
>>> You can find some public DNS servers to fill in those values, if you don't
>>> already have your own.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/14/09, Ala'a Ibrahim <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> i got a TP-Link switch 5 ports & i want to connect 5 Ubuntu machines,is
>>>> there anyway i can cut it short & follow some steps to connect them...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> --
>>>> Ala'a Ibrahim Mohammad.
>>>> 4th Grade
>>>> Computer Science Department
>>>> Faculty of Computers & Information Systems
>>>> Helwan University.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>            Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ala'a Ibrahim Mohammad.
>> 4th Grade
>> Computer Science Department
>> Faculty of Computers & Information Systems
>> Helwan University.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
>
>            Daniel
> >
>


-- 
Ala'a Ibrahim Mohammad.
4th Grade
Computer Science Department
Faculty of Computers & Information Systems
Helwan University.

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