Hi all I'm well experienced in Linux RedHat, but a newbie in network admin. I would set up a lan of 5 to 10 users, so I consider two ways for this: 1) Classic star topology lan with a computer with an ADSL connection, and masquerading protocols for redirecting all input/ouput access to/from the lan, 2) Same computer as before with an ADSL connection, but with a switch connected to it, the clients hosts being connected to each of the switch ports. The users of this lan are presumed to do a moderate to very moderate Internet usage. First question: Does the first option seem to you suitable enough, in terms of available bandwith for each user ? Second question: What is the suitable protocol for setting up the lan in the case of the second option ? Is it either masquerading or other, or is it sufficient to set up the private IP addresses, and the gateway for each user ? Thank you very much for your help. Jean Francois Ortolo
