On Sunday 05 March 2006 01:44, Trey Sizemore wrote: > a) Given it's new role, will it still require an IP address? If so, it > will be on my internal network (vs. DMZ with servers) and have an > address of 192.168.1.1 for example. Should this be changed now before > I rearrange the configuration? I assume it needs an IP as I will need > to access the web-based admin interface to turn wireless on and off, > etc.
If you want to access it it will need an IP, but it doesn't matter when you change it, so long as it doesn't conflict with anything else. > b) I would assume the WAN port would not be used and all machines > using the "hub" would just plug into one of the four LAN ports. Yes. > c) I have a "true" hub that will be used in the DMZ consisting of > machines with addresses like 192.168.0.x. Here I assume the hub would > *not* have an IP assigned to it. Depends if it has an admin interface. A dumb hub/switch won't have an IP. BTW, a hub is a hub, a switch is a switch. They are different things. -- Mike Williams -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
