Op donderdag 27 juli 2006 17:07, schreef u: > cannot recommend you any subnet<->subnet router with a nice > webinterface,
Weird isn't it? > but if you are willing to read up a bit on the subject > (and that took me about 3 hours to get a good overview), using a WRT-54 > device (specifically, the Asus 500 deluxe seems to be the best one among > the compatibles. I bought one @ 70€) with the OpenWRT distribution I just received (2 hours) ago the linksys WRT54GL :) Especially for the openwrt distribution ;) > offers a lot. You can easily make it a router, with up to four networks > interconnected (+WLAN), or even have a 3port hub and a single ethernet > port for the other network - the internal switch can be > software-rewired. www.openwrt.org will probably contain enough > information. Is it using vlan's or is it possible to have 192.168.[1234].x networks? BTW: Is openwrt able to do port mirroring and/or able to block multicast traffic? > The advantages of those devices: > - running Linux > - cheap > - small power consumption (iirc 12W max) > - small form factor > - versatile options with the software-switch > - and they can even serve as a USB printer server and > USB-external-harddrive NAS (admittedly low-performance) at the same > time ;-) > > Disadvantages: > - more complicated to configure than typical DLink home dsl router > - you void your warranty by running a non-vendor-approved firmware And as the device is put in a school network it will be hard to replace when it gets broken, by someone not knowing linux. Hence I would like to have an off the shelf solution. > If you find something cheap but more to your needs I would luckily read > about your device of choice - I will have to setup a few subnet2subnet > routers over the next months and planned to go with OpenWRT for now. I > am ready to be taught better! There is something like freesco (free cisco), which is capable to host 10 nic's (if the hardware supports so many nics). As far as I know this distribution is not for the WRT54... -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
