So, it would definately make sense for me to add another nic into my
linux box. Would this speed up my connection too? Thanks for helping me out.
- Jon
On Wed, 12 May 1999, Fuzzy Fox wrote:
>
> Jon Oransky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I am running a 10 user ftp site on (I have a cable modem). When I
> > look at my hub, my collision light is going crazy.
>
> No kidding. Traffic comes in from the cable modem, to the masq box,
> then out the masq box, to the internal net client. Then the client
> replies, and that reply goes to the masq box, then the masq box sends it
> out to the cable modem. The traffic on your network is doubled, and
> because the packets are being sent near the same time, the chance of
> collisions is much higher.
>
> Also, with your cable modem plugged into the same hub as the rest of
> your internal network, it is able to see (and possibly broadcast to the
> entire cable net) all of your internal traffic. That's bad, from a
> security standpoint, too.
>
> > Would adding another nic into my linux box fix any of this or speed up
> > my connection?
>
> Absolutely. You can use a cross-over cable for the second NIC to
> connect to the cable-modem, so that you don't need two hubs.
>
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