Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:04:13 -0800 From: Doug <Studded@san.rr.com> To: cjclark@home.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: natd + hub + cable modem + nfs help please :-/ Message-ID: <3688A91D.F9B812EC@san.rr.com> References: <199812290138.UAA15278@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
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"Crist J. Clark" wrote: > Whoa... Wait, let me get this straight. You're going to have the > modem, the 'firewall,' and the new machine all plugged into the hub? > That does not make sense. Your new computer is tied /directly/ to the > outside world through the hub to modem. For the setup you seem to be > interested in, you don't really need a hub; you need another NIC. > > You have: > > [ Hub ] > | | | > / | \ > (ROW)-----Modem | New PC > Old PC > > You want (I think): > > (ROW)-----Old PC--x--New PC > > ^ > A cross-over cable. > > If you have only one IP assigned by your cable provider, this > situation will get very confusing, very quickly. Thanks to you, and all the other people who mailed me privately. Fortunately I had another NIC that I wasn't using, so now I'm in business. *Big Grin* I may get a crossover cable eventually, but the two are communicating through the hub just fine, and since it was only $25, and it has blinking lights, I will keep it for now. :) Thanks VERY much, Doug To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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