Hi, I'm planning to use broadband (cable modem). My ISP suggests Motorola SURFboard SB5100 (http://broadband.motorola/noflash/sb5100.html). The broadband link will be shared by 4 users (laptops), and we plan to use private IP for all 4 of us. Is this possible, or is it one of us must use public IP? TIA. -- -- Verdi March -- -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage!
On Monday 02 June 2003 23:57, Verdi March wrote:
Hi,
I'm planning to use broadband (cable modem). My ISP suggests Motorola SURFboard SB5100 (http://broadband.motorola/noflash/sb5100.html).
The broadband link will be shared by 4 users (laptops), and we plan to use private IP for all 4 of us. Is this possible, or is it one of us must use public IP?
Since your url does not work, I have no idea if that is a modem or a firewall/router or what. But the short answer is that for $12 you can buy a second network card for your linux box and turn it into a router/firewall for as many machines as you wish. You will need only one public IP for this. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
Hi,
I'm planning to use broadband (cable modem). My ISP suggests Motorola SURFboard SB5100 (http://broadband.motorola/noflash/sb5100.html).
yes, very typical of a cable modem
The broadband link will be shared by 4 users (laptops), and we plan to use private IP for all 4 of us. Is this possible, or is it one of us must use public IP?
This is just a modem, and what you need behind your modem is either a second NIC card, or a router, such as D-Link or SysLink... these routers will allow you to plug in all the laptops, and it runs its own DHCP server, or you could go with a wireless router and have the laptops be anywhere within several hundred feet of this wireless access point. The other advantage of using a router, is that they are very good for firewalling.. as they have it built in. These routers/firewalls are maintained by using your browser to adjust them. Very easy to set up and do. As far as setting up IP addresses, you can use DHCP as mentioned, or put in your own internal class C network addresses. You should really have the basics down on setting up a network, as this is important. You can find info on SuSE's site, or google, or even from IBM http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-lan.html Although this is RH specific, it contains a lot of useful info which is common ground. -- Gary
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