On Du, 13 feb 11, 09:22:56, Tixy wrote: > 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. You mean your modem is connected directly to the switch (in bridge mode?), but the server is doing the NAT? I know this can be done, but is generally not recommended, unless you have very good reasons not to put a second ethernet card in the server and do it properly. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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