Avi wrote:
> i currently have a network containing about 6 comptuers, i recently
> aquired 2 additional computers, a 450mhz and a 500mhz, my plan is to
> make data servers out of them. However, i would like to have the
> 450mhz computer operate as my router, since my microsoft router (shit)
> seems to keep droping my connection every now and then. The other
> computer will be incharge of other high demanding processes which will
> involve data from computer #1. So what i want is a network according
> to the following diagram.
>
> [cable internet]<>------>|comp #1|<>----------<>|comp #2|
> | |
> | |
> |------<>|SWITCH|<>----|
> | | |
> |comp|---------<>| | |<>---------|comp#3|
> |
> |comp|
>
> *note that comp1 has 3 NICs; one 10/100mbps for the internet cable
> modem, one 10/100mbps to the switch for other comps to access, and one
> 10/100/1000mbps for direct connection to comp2, which i would like to
> be a gigabit connection, for data flexibility. I am running Fedora
> Core 3 on both comp1 and comp2. A problem that i see rising is,
> suppose comp1 wants to talk to a comp3, would the data path look like
> this,
>
> [comp1]-->[comp2]--->[switch]--->[comp3] or like this,
> [comp1]--->[switch]---->[comp3] ?
>
> detail instructions including commands on doing this would be
> appreciated.

It depends on your routing table in comp#1.

If you declare that the route to comp#2 in via the
direct Ethernet and everything else in the internal
network is to the switch, it will go.

The same considerations will apply the routes
from comp#2. You have to decide if you want comp#2
to access the Internet (behind comp#1) via the direct
connection or via the switch.

Another consideration is if it is necessary to have
the connection from comp#2 to the switch or to route
all comp#2's traffic via comp#1.

HTH

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Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio (at) iki fi