Re: Can one keep networks apart on a machine?
kaynjay@igalaxy.net wrote:
>
> In <[🔎] E11zkZJ-0003RQ-00@genma>, on 12/19/99
> at 11:56 AM, Dave Sherohman <esper@usinternet.com> said:
>
> >Would it be acceptable to just set up the Linux box with a static route
> >pointing at your NT box and no default route? This would prevent it from
> >talking to any other machines even if it's physically using the same wire.
>
> They are concerned about broadcast packets (mentioned in another post). I'm
> not sure that this would work if the wire is shared. I was thinking of a
> direct connection between the two machines in the same office.
>
> I apologize for not being a network-aware person (strictly home-grown) so my
> understanding of some suggestions is limited. Suffice it to say that support
> at work is going to be VERY limited, too.
>
> Kenward
I'm not a network person either, but here's a kludge if nothing else
works. Do a parallelport-to-parallelport network between your Debian box
and the Windows box. I don't know the particulars; it's just a hazy
idea.
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