Yes. Its the same as using a crossover cable between the modem and the
computer. It just lets you plug multiples in.
Brian Lavender wrote:
>
> So, what you are saying is that you _can_ plug a switch into the Alcatel
> (or whatever bridge) and plug all your machines into that switch?
>
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 01:44:29PM -0800, Mike Machado wrote:
> > We use the exact same equipment that Pacbell uses for DSL (redback
> > SMS's) and we BRIDGE to the 5 IP customers, since its such a small space
> > we do not deal with routing. I am pretty sure you just plug your acetel
> > into the switch and assign IP's to the gateway Pacbell gave you. Every
> > machine on your network will all have the same gateway and netmask. If
> > unsure, call pacbell :).
> >
> >
> > Brian Lavender wrote:
> > >
> > > I believe you have to route those IP addresses. Since you got the
> > > enhanced, you probably got the external Alcatel. That device is a
> > > bridge. It has no address, but will "bridge" the data to your ethernet
> > > card which does have an address. I don't think you can plug the wire
> > > into a switch, because the packets won't know where to go. The router on
> > > Pacbell's side has no knowledge of you NIC cards MAC addresses that are
> > > also plugged into the switch. So, you will have to plug the wire into
> > > your Linux box into a NIC directly from the Alcatel. From there you have
> > > several options. You can put multiple NICs in the machine. That machine
> > > will be your gateway. You then can assign another NIC in that gateway
> > > an IP address. That takes two of your IP's. Then you can run that wire
> > > to your switch and you can have three other machines on that subnet
> > > with the routable IPs. That's just one of your options. Other options
> > > would be to Masquerade, or to alias all those IP's to the NIC that runs
> > > between your box and the alcatel. Then you could forward traffic that
> > > hits the routable NIC back into one of your boxes with a private IP.
> > >
> > > brian
> > >
> > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 08:15:51PM +0000, Daniel de Young wrote:
> > > > Well I just had DSL installed.
> > > >
> > > > I haven't been back yet to check it out, but I had a question.
> > > >
> > > > I had the guy leave an external 'modem' (so I can use Linux). What does this
> > > > modem do? does it condition the signal to be split over the ADSL line? Do
> > > > I plug the NIC into the modem?
> > > >
> > > > Also, I have 5 ip addresses... do I have to push 'all' traffic through the machine
> > > > with the modem installed? I wanted to run the DSL port into a switch and then
> > > > have each of the IPs on different machines without using any of them as a network
> > > > gateway. Is that out? :-)
> > >
> > > yes
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions from people that have been using DSL for awhile?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Daniel
>
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