On Sun, 19 Mar 2000, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote: > > I guess my real question is, can I do a connect like this: > > > > inet ----> hub ---> box1 > > | > > +-----> box2
> "of course" you cannot do so, because the second box would need a > separate global ip. Yes, you can do so, as long as you tell box2 to route its traffic through box1. You did know that the gateway is a wholly logical and not physical connection, didn't you? If it's possible to give Box2 a global IP, then do it. Conversely, box2 can have an internal IP, but that doesn't mean that it needs to be directly physically connected to box1. > > inet ---> box1 ---> hub ---> box2 > this is the right one, but you don't need the hub - a crossed tp-cable > would do it, too. ...unless you want to add more boxes at any point. > > And, if I do that second setup, won't I need two NIC's on box1, one > > ingoing & one outgoing? > you need two nics. ...for setup2; not setup1. You can assign multiple IPs to 1 NIC. -- Hecubus
