On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 12:58 PM, James Grabham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right, Im setting up a p3 800mhz 256mb box as a firewall, file server, media > player and to use for other stuff. > > Now I will have > > Modem>PC>old wireless router > > If I do this, I will have all network traffic coming at it through a single > 10/100 connection. > > Instead of plugging all my wired computers into the router, can I shove some > more NICs into the srever, and plug them into this, making it act as a hub > as well. > > So Id have eth0 eth1 eth2 > > Will this work. > > Will I need patch or crossover cables. > > > All help much appreciated.
That would work well, we have a similar system that basically firewalls a router, with a web based interface that lets me change settings. If you have pci wireless cards you can use ubuntu as a wireless AP. Additionally, as you can firewall the interfaces on the machine you could also use it as a hub. By installing Samba you are able to share the files over the network. I couldn't personally tell you how to configure the interfaces for sharing the internet connection, or the firewall configuration, but it is possible. -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
