John Aldrich wrote:
> What I'm saying is do NOT plug your modem directly into the hub/switch for your
> network. You want to either plug the ethernet modem into a linux router box with
> firewall, etc and then plug a second nic into your hub/switch, OR you can get a
> cable/dsl router (approximately $100 at office supply stores or major electronics
> stores) and plug the modem into THAT and then from there, plug THAT (router) into
>your
> network.
Ok, I think I've got this straight. I need another box. I have an unused 486DX50 VLB
with a nic and 32 meg ram, would that do for a firewall/router as you suggested? I
doesn't have USB but I heard that USB add-on cards are available. Which means I would
plug the DSL modem into a USB (since I don't have an ethernet modem) card on the 486
and
set it up as a firewall/router and plug it into the hub (since I don't have a switch,
maybe later) on the network. Sort of a sacrificial box, huh. If anything gets toasted,
it's just the firewall/router and not the network. Sounds like a good place for a Raid
setup. Is this correct? Would the 486 slow down the internet connection? How big would
the hard drive need to be? Should I increase the ram?
Thank you.
Jerry
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