Re: good router

["Brad 'GreyBear' Davis" <jbdavis uswest net>]

Maybe we're a bit confused about what we mean when we say router...

The router should basically connect computers to the WAN (internet) in this
case, which means all of your machines should be able to connect to the DSL
'modem' through your hub, and if one happens to die, the other 5 should not
be affected at all in their ability to access the WAN (internet), assuming
the network interfaces of those machines are set up correctly.

Is this the setup you have, in other words, do you have 6 computers that all
share a common IP scheme, say 216.160.239.X, where X is a unique number for
each machine? If so, you don't really need the router at all, unless you are
doing something rahter arcane. As Isaid before, almost all DSL 'modems' are
really routers. You can do limited firewalling on them, they router by using
either bridging or straight routing protocols, depending on your ISP's
network setup.

The only reason I can think of that would require you to place another piece
of hardware between the DSL hardware and your LAN is if you need something
like IP masquerading or firewalling, both of which one of your Linux boxes
could do quite well by just adding another network card.

However, perhaps I'm misunderstanding you totally, in which case you might
try explaining exactly what the router would get you.

Hope this helps.

     Brad 'GreyBear' Davis
Ronin coder/Bithead at Large
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"If you push something hard
 enough it will fall over"
----- Original Message -----
From: Lee, Steve <stevelee amgen com>
To: <redhat-list redhat com>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 3:39 PM
Subject: RE: good router


> well i have 6 ip to route to on two computers.
> if one goes down then i have the other computer that
> will still be up and running.  does your router work like that?
> if yes i would be interested but i think cisco router starting
> at 1600 series are the one i need?
>
> > ----------
> > From: Brad 'GreyBear' Davis[SMTP:jbdavis uswest net]
> > Reply To: redhat-list redhat com
> > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 2:28 PM
> > To: redhat-list redhat com
> > Cc: "recipient.list.not.shown"; @amgen.com
> > Subject: Re: good router
> >
> > Just a though, why bother with the router? The DSL 'modem' is almost
> > always
> > actually a router anyway, and with some coaxing can be used for most
> > routing
> > tasks. At least mine can, it's a Cisco 675. I happen to have 2 sitting
in
> > my
> > closet not being used. If your DSL is compatible and you want a cheap
> > alternative, let's talk...
> >
> > #8^D
> >
> >
>
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