Re: [H] Old Router still works!

2008-02-19 Thread FORC5
thanks Harry, sounds like a plan
Fp

At 01:19 AM 2/19/2008, Harry McGregor Poked the stick with:
>FORC5 wrote:
>>FWIW my old 314 is alive and well in a friends house.
>>good solid, no extra feature router.
>>
>>Still running a FVS318 8 port myself with a spare in the pile along with a 
>>newer 4 port RP614 someone just gave me who went WIFY
>>
>>Wish I could goto 1000 base with all the crap on my server. ( image files and 
>>such) some day. Actually my MB has the NIC, I just need the card and router. 
>>:'(
>>  
>Keep the router, add a GigE switch, and as many PCI/PCI-E cards as you need.
>
>That you uplink to the router is 100mbit won't matter at all, as your internet 
>connect is well below that.  You will just have 7 unused ports on the router 
>(less, if you have 100Mbit devices that you don't mind putting behind a single 
>100Mbit port, such as network printers, etc).
>
>5 Port (4 usable, due to uplink to your router): 
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833129012
>8 Port (7 usable, due to uplink to your router): 
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833129013
>
>I personally like the realtek 8169 (many will call me crazy...) for PCI nics:
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166004
>
>Two decent PCI-E options (marvel and realtek, I have used the Marvel, but it 
>can get twitchy under link from time to time, have not touched the Realtek 
>yet):
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166015
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166019
>  
>  Harry
>>tallyhohoho
>>fp
>>
>>At 02:35 PM 2/18/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with:
>>  
>>>Thank you to all who put up with my very many stupid questions!
>>>The old (NAT only) rt-314 router is still alive and well.  After many hours 
>>>of peeking and poking, it is now fully happy and ready for "spare" work 
>>>should my current router takes a powder.
>>>
>>
>>  
>

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Re: [H] Old Router still works!

2008-02-19 Thread Harry McGregor

FORC5 wrote:

FWIW my old 314 is alive and well in a friends house.
good solid, no extra feature router.

Still running a FVS318 8 port myself with a spare in the pile along with a 
newer 4 port RP614 someone just gave me who went WIFY

Wish I could goto 1000 base with all the crap on my server. ( image files and 
such) some day. Actually my MB has the NIC, I just need the card and router. :'(
  

Keep the router, add a GigE switch, and as many PCI/PCI-E cards as you need.

That you uplink to the router is 100mbit won't matter at all, as your 
internet connect is well below that.  You will just have 7 unused ports 
on the router (less, if you have 100Mbit devices that you don't mind 
putting behind a single 100Mbit port, such as network printers, etc).


5 Port (4 usable, due to uplink to your router): 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833129012
8 Port (7 usable, due to uplink to your router): 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833129013


I personally like the realtek 8169 (many will call me crazy...) for PCI 
nics:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166004

Two decent PCI-E options (marvel and realtek, I have used the Marvel, 
but it can get twitchy under link from time to time, have not touched 
the Realtek yet):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166015
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166019
  
  Harry

tallyhohoho
fp

At 02:35 PM 2/18/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with:
  

Thank you to all who put up with my very many stupid questions!
The old (NAT only) rt-314 router is still alive and well.  After many hours of peeking 
and poking, it is now fully happy and ready for "spare" work should my current 
router takes a powder.



  




Re: [H] Old Router still works!

2008-02-18 Thread FORC5
FWIW my old 314 is alive and well in a friends house.
good solid, no extra feature router.

Still running a FVS318 8 port myself with a spare in the pile along with a 
newer 4 port RP614 someone just gave me who went WIFY

Wish I could goto 1000 base with all the crap on my server. ( image files and 
such) some day. Actually my MB has the NIC, I just need the card and router. :'(

tallyhohoho
fp

At 02:35 PM 2/18/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with:
>Thank you to all who put up with my very many stupid questions!
>The old (NAT only) rt-314 router is still alive and well.  After many hours of 
>peeking and poking, it is now fully happy and ready for "spare" work should my 
>current router takes a powder.

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[H] Old Router still works!

2008-02-18 Thread DHSinclair

Thank you to all who put up with my very many stupid questions!
The old (NAT only) rt-314 router is still alive and well.  After many hours 
of peeking and poking, it is now fully happy and ready for "spare" work 
should my current router takes a powder.


What was wrong?
-The power brick was dead! Should have been outputting 12.0Vdc.  Was 
outputting 0.774Vdc.

(good thing I saved the original wall-wort!)
-3 of my LAN client's web browsers were locked down too far to allow logon 
interchange with the router! Found this today with the client connected to 
the gw_router via telnet! Duh now fixed.

-My own knowledge of proper subnet business.

All in all, an interesting problem to solve, and, I've saved a really good 
"old" gw_router from the bin.

Now, I can clean up the workspace and get back to FreeNAS!

BTW, my conversion to full GBit-over-copper is complete.  It works; and 
here, it is a noticeable improvement. Glad I waited 5 years to do the move. 
Will never go back to 100baseT unless under duress, or, cuz "that's all I 
can do!"  It is all good.

Thank you all,
Duncan