| Art Alexion on 19 May 2006 14:19:42 -0000 |
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Verizon just sent me a new modem, the Actiontec. This DSL modem is a modem, an ethernet gateway and a wireless router. My existing setup is a Linux computer using RP-PPPoE set to IP-Masq, thereby providing routing/gateway for the other 2-3 computers on the LAN. The Linux gateway has two NIC cards: one to receive the DSL data, and the other for the LAN. Two of the other (w32) computers have a single NIC; an OSX laptop has both ethernet and wireless built in so my question doesn't apply to it. There is an 8 port hub for the LAN. Is there a way for the w32 computers with one NIC to connect to the DSL gateway and the LAN without adding another NIC? In other words, can the Actiontec gateway act as both a DSL router and a hub? Is there way to chain the hub into this mess to achieve this? (I think I have another NIC around, but it would be nice if I didn't need it, plus I just have the curiosity to learn another way to accomplish this.) Is it worth the trouble using FTP rather than Samba for the LAN, and can that be accomplished through the gateway? -- _____________________________________________________________ Art Alexion Arthur S. Alexion LLC PGP fingerprint: 52A4 B10C AA73 096F A661 92D2 3B65 8EAC ACC5 BA7A The attachment - signature.asc - is my electronic signature; no need for alarm. Info @ http://mysite.verizon.net/art.alexion/encryption/signature.asc.what.html _____________________________________________________________ Attachment:
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