On 2/22/08, 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.
As far as I know, there are two ways of achieving this. You can either configure each card on a separate subnet and set your box up to forward packets between them, or you can create a bridge device containing each ethX device you want to bridge, and they will be configured as one device. The latter is probably what you're after, I have done this before to bridge my VirtualBox VMs with the rest of my lan and it works quite well. Will I need patch or crossover cables. Whether to use a straight or crossed cable depends on the device you're using rather than the configuration. PC to PC, or hub to hub uplink demands a crossed cable, most other applications use straight cables (eg. PC to hub, hub to hub non-uplink). All help much appreciated. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > >
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