a13x Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I'm part of a LAN that consists of 14 PCs. More people want to join our LAN (about 6) but due to the no. of computers the need of a Managed Switch arises. A good one is expensive, about 300$ and I cannot afford that, at least yet. Is there a way to use a MDK 10 box with 2 network cards and a normal unmanaged switch to do the job ? [moved from Software by spinynorman] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streeter Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Yes - the linux box can route and/or filter packets between 2 networks - you need to enable IP forwarding and allow forwarding between the 2 networks in the firewall. There are many instances of this kind of thing out there - I route between a wireless AP and satellite router on a hub and wired LAN on a switch for instance. I personally have never used Linux as a bridge though, if it's MAC addresses you are wanting to filter by. You may want to look at a dedicated router/bridging distro (they can fit on a floppy!) rather than Mandrake - depends on what you are trying to achieve. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a13x Posted August 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 OK, then what distro do you suggest I should use ? I'm trying to route the traffic between to LANs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a13x Posted August 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 streeter pls tell me a distro for routing/bridging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Any distro will do the job perfectly well, some will just be easier that's all. Check out distrowatch.com to try and find distros that are designed specifically for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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