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the easiest thing to do would probably be to buy a router and the necessary cables (probably a 802.11n wifi router). the cheapest thing to do would probably be to transform an old pc into a router using something like smoothwall linux (but that would require basic system administration knowledge). |
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So the fact it (the Motorola) has only one RJ45 jack means nothing. Alright! However the manual, for which I thank you very much, does not apply to the SB5101i. Could this mean the SB5101i is not a modem-router?
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any reason why a switch would be preferable over a wifi router ?
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According to this link, http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1483426 the difference between the SB5101i and the SB5101u is just the stand-by button. The SB5101i has it, the other has it not. They are identical units otherwise, according to the poster. So, I'm already buying cables and switch. Thanks again, TobiSGD.
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if look at start scenario, that can be done with ethernet switch: on the computer where must be internet connection, do aliase for ethernet, like as eth0:0 192.168.1.1 asides of another ethetrnet address, given to it, with cable modem for internet, and configure eth on another computer somehow a-la eth0 192.168.1.2, then put all three etjhernet cables to switch. but on many things is not best solution. hardware router is better, and put additional ethernet card in one of computers, and use them as router ( with iptables and packet forwarding) is also good variant, imho.
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I'm reading The Network Administrator's Guide (The Linux Documentation Project) and really all this is for the benefit of the book I am about to begin reading. That is, so I can see the examples working. But, if things are so simple, perhaps I can make the thing work right now! A question: what is, or how do I do an alias of the type eth0:0 192.168.1.1. From the man page for ifconfig, I can do 'ifconfig eth0 <some address>'. Do you mean the alias builtin command? |
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* at home, I have one of these: http://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-TL-WR3...words=TL-WR340 (cheapest I've found, at the time I've bought it [two years ago...]) |
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So, yes, they are significantly cheaper. |
By chance, do they use infrared technology? Some part of the electromagnetic spectrum has to be used. Infrared would make them very poorly efficient.
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TobiSGD, you would not be so kind to write two or three command lines so I can see the thing in action? It would highly motivate me.
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I don't quite get what you mean with that. Wifi routers (aka WLAN routers) use radio transmission. I am quite sure you have heard about WLAN earlier, I would think.
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Well, about network aliases (ifconfig eth0:0 192.168.111) I think they're used only for security reasons, so for the moment I could dispense with them. I see, you posted while I was writing and I was not aware of that. Suppose I have things as in post #24. Some elementary procedure, that is the minimal one that would make one machine connect to internet while talking to the other machine? The machine I am using right now to post let it be A. I presume some ifconfig commands alone would make the three things, A, B and the ISP to be connected together, where B is the other machine. Am I right?
EDIT: in an electronics forum, they told me it is as easy as electrically connecting the two hosts and the switch.But there is post #23, showing things are a little more complex. |
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