Re: Networking
I'm kinda in a similar situtation as (if there are any errrors in this
txte it's because I'm am currently drunk) you are. What i have is one
computer that is my server and a secind thgat is my workstation (s3erver
p100 and workstaionathlon 500). On my workstaion I use both linux ad
windshit, IP masquerading is very easy in th e 2.2.x kernel with
ipchains.
If you want more info mail me back and I will reply with less alcohol ion
my body (perhaps that more to your liking.)
Ron
On Sat, 18 Mar 2000 mcmi0037@tc.umn.edu wrote:
> I have a question about networking.. here's the situation:
>
> I have 2 Debian boxes with Ethernet cards, & respective cabling. I have an
> on-campus Ethernet connection, with 1 static IP & 1 etherjack allocated to me.
> Currently, I have the two PC's both online and configured to use the static
> IP, 160.94.138.145. I read the Net-3 & IP-Masq Howtos, and I am pretty sure I
> can configure one of the boxes as a firewall if I must.
>
> Currently, I have only one box connected to the internet at a time, and I have
> to ifconfig eth0 down on one box, plug the RJ-45 into the other box, and
> ifconfig up on the other one. I'd like to be able to have both online at once,
> though. (Especially since the main thing I want to do with one of them is play
> around with remote X apps.)
>
> The question I have, which I don't think I could glean form the Howtos, is,
> what other hardware do I need?
>
> If I get an Ethernet hub with, say, 8 ports, can I connect one port to the
> jack on the wall, and two more of the ports to the NIC's on my boxes? Or do I
> need a third NIC on one of the computers that will be connected directly to
> the hub?
>
> I guess my real question is, can I do a connect like this:
>
> inet ----> hub ---> box1
> |
> +-----> box2
>
> or do i need to do this:
>
> inet ---> box1 ---> hub ---> box2
>
> And, if I do that second setup, won't I need two NIC's on box1, one ingoing &
> one outgoing?
>
> Colin McMillen
>
>
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