On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, Stephen Liu wrote: > I am planning using Linksys 2.4GHz EtherFast Wireless Access Point and > Cable/DSL router with 4-port switch (Model BEFW11S4) to connect to Terminal > Server which shall serve 12-15 diskless workstations and 2 notebooks and > seeking advice from folks on the list who have experience on this device. My > questions are ; > > 1) Can I use its 4 ports to link directly to diskless workstations if I only > have 4 workstations. To increase the number of diskless workstations > served can I bridge the port via a hub. >
You can connect it directly, yes. A hub is a multiport repeater, a switch is a multiport bridge, so technically you can't "bridge" using a hub... 10/100 switches are dime-a-dozen nowdays. Given the limitation on class II repeaters on a 100baseTX network, I would strongly suggest you just cascade more switches if you need additional ports. > 2) Another application > Can I use this device as broadband router for sharing broadband without going > through Terminal Server to serve workstations with hard disc directly. > As long as it's running IP, then whatever application can just use the router directly. But it's strictly dependent on _what_ you want to run. Kevin "Starfox" Arima -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
