TECHTALK Messages for 2001: Re: Fwd: RE: routers

Re: Fwd: RE: routers

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wayne@texas.net

Wed, 13 Jun 2001 08:04:51 US/Central

What this equipment does is get the dhcp address from the cable for one side of the router and then it serves as a dchp server for the home machines. It is administrated via a web browser from any of your home machines. I like it because you can BLOCK a lot of the SECURITY holes on the cable system ( if you have a pc on a cable system without a firewall I can OWN your box, even if you dont have file sharing turned on).

For medical stuff you can also do IPSec, and PPPoE for encrypted traffic and even remotely administer the thing. It is a steal at $149 at compusa!. The are similar devices from D-Link and some other vendors.

a typical config looks like

cable modem |
linksys |
|-----------|---------|---------|
hub G3 Sun pc (Linux) 10mbps 100Mbps 10mbps 100mbps |
|-----|----|----|
pc mac hub NexT NT | |
|------|-----|------------|
pc mac hp printer MicroVax WinME

wayne

wayne@texas.net >
> >Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:08:49 -0500
> >Reply-To: techtalk@medispecialty.com
> >Originator: techtalk
> >Sender: techtalk@medispecialty.com
> >From: "Richard Chudacoff, MD" <rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list TECHTALK <techtalk@mail.medispecialty.com>
> >Subject: RE: routers
> >X-Comment: Medical and Office Information Technology Forum
> >
> >I'll tell you what I did. I went to CompUSA, and got the cable, a 10/100 USB
> >network adapter (for the MAC) and a 10/100 LAN Ethernet card for the PC (it
> >had no port for the Ethernet cable.) First I tried the network adapter, but,
> >unlike what the saleswoman said, Linksys does not have a driver for MAC.
> >Then I thought I could just hook up the cable modem to the Ethernet Hub
> >(Kingston EtherRx SOHO 5 port hub) and the MAC to the hub. No go. No
> >software for the MAC, if it is needed, and no way to use the MAC-cable
> >connection so far unless it is a direct link.
> >
> >What if I did it the other way around? Or, is there a specific type of hub
> >that both MAC and PC can use?
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >Richard Chudacoff, MD
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: techtalk@medispecialty.com [mailto:techtalk@medispecialty.com]On
> >Behalf Of Larry Glazerman
> >Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 8:05 PM
> >To: Multiple recipients of list TECHTALK
> >Subject: Re: routers
> >
> >Rick:
> >
> >I've done exactly that, but what you need is 2 network cards in whatever
> >computer you want to be the main one connected to the cable. One card gets
> >connected to the cable, and the other connects to the other computer.
> >
> >Windows 98 has internet sharing, but I've used wingate http://www.wingate.com
> >
> >With wingate, you can definitely have the PC as the main server, and the
> >MAC as a client.
> >
> >Feel free to email or call me privately for more info.
> >
> >Larry
> >
> >At 02:09 PM 6/11/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> > >I have a MAC G3 and a PC at home, the latter is the kids computer. The Mac
> > >is hooked up to cable, but the PC uses a dial-up connection. Can I attach
> > >the cable to a router and hook up both computers to the cable?
> > >
> > >Richard Chudacoff, MD
> > >
> > >Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
> > >
> > >15200 Southwest Freeway, #270
> > >
> > >Sugar Land, TX 77478
> > >
> > >Tel: 281-277-3900
> > >
> > >Fax: 281-277-3901
> > >
> > ><mailto:rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com>rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com
> > >
> > >Richard.Chudacoff@obgyn.net
> > >
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> >
> >Larry R. Glazerman, MD
> >Ob-Gyn at Trexlertown
> >610-402-0161
> >l.glazerman@rcn.com
> >

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