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Re: Hardware needed for home network



Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> 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)  <--->  +--------+

Unless there's something strange about your configuration, I don't see
how the firewall can firewall in this instance. Can you give me a good
reason why "Other system(s)" shouldn't be able to access the Internet
directly via the modem?

Chris


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