Re: Linux hub

2010-09-05 Thread Stan Hoeppner
peasth...@shaw.ca put forth on 9/4/2010 11:48 PM: > Does anyone know of documentation for a Linux hub or a Linux > switch? The simplest example I can think of is a system with > a gateway interface transmitting packets for multiple addresses > and subordinate interfaces transmitting packets for

Re: Linux hub

2010-09-04 Thread William Cooper
On 5 September 2010 00:48, wrote: > Does anyone know of documentation for a Linux hub or a Linux > switch? The simplest example I can think of is a system with > a gateway interface transmitting packets for multiple addresses > and subordinate interfaces transmitting packets for one or all > add

Re: Linux hub

2010-09-04 Thread Ariel Laganá
Hi, I don't know if it's possible to make a hub with multiples NICs using Linux, I would say it isn't, cause a hub it's a physical signal repeater and re-generator... In the case of an ethernet switch, it's possible using "bridge-utils" package. You need multiple NICs (you can also bridge vi

Re: Linux hub

2010-09-04 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sb, 04 sep 10, 21:48:16, peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: > Does anyone know of documentation for a Linux hub or a Linux > switch? The simplest example I can think of is a system with > a gateway interface transmitting packets for multiple addresses > and subordinate interfaces transmitting packets