Re: Hardware needed for home network

[Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk>]

On Sun, 2011-02-13 at 03:01 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Sb, 12 feb 11, 18:18:24, Tixy wrote:
> > 
> > Would another option not be to just get a switch and not bother with a
> > second Ethernet card in the server? This is the setup I run, i.e.
> > 
> > Modem  <------------->  +--------+ 
> > Firewall/Server  <--->  | Switch |
> > Other system(s)  <--->  +--------+
> 
> Yes, but only if the modem is also a gateway (NAT + DHCP).

My Firewall/Server does the NAT and DHCP, and is the gateway for my home
network. The modem just provides my server with a PPP connection to my
ISP.

I have ADSL, I don't know if the same architecture would work with cable
modems.

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