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From: Tim <cyberlord@cyberlord.net.dhis.org>
To: "Grant Cooper" <grant.cooper@nucleus.com>
Subject: Re: Natd and IP interfaces
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 08:31:28 -0500
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I suppose with proper masking and IP numbers you could make a FBSD router=
 act=20
like a switch. But each computer on the network would have it's own subne=
t=20
and you'd have to set up a routing table.

But since the cost of the extra NICs and the time and trouble to set up t=
he=20
tables would be more than the cost of a small hub, it doesn't make sense.

It's just not worth it unless you specifically *need* seperate subnets.

Tim

On Sunday 18 August 2002 03:54 am, Grant Cooper wrote:
> Yeh it's resolved. I was thinking (hoping) FreeBSD had some algorithm m=
agic.
> How is it not possible to turn your computer into a switch by adding mo=
re
> networking cards. Hubs and routers are so small.
>=20
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh Paetzel" <friar_josh@webwarrior.net>
> To: "Grant Cooper" <grant.cooper@nucleus.com>
> Cc: <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 4:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Natd and IP interfaces
>=20
>=20
> > On Sun, 2002-08-18 at 02:18, Grant Cooper wrote:
> > > Can a natd have more than one internal interface so multiple comput=
ers
> can
> > > connect to a single computer with 2 or 3 network cards
> >
> > Uh, no.  You'd have to bind the same ip to two different cards, and I=
'm
> > sure you can see the problems with that.
> >
> >
> >
> > . I tried everything
> > > and then bought another hub and everything works fine now.
> >
> > Good.  Does that mean that your issue is resolved, or is there a
> > question here I am missing?
> >
> >
> > Josh
> >
> >
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