----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Francois Ortolo" <ortolo.jeanfrancois@free.fr> To: <psyche-list@redhat.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 8:22 AM Subject: Re: newbie question upon LAN > Only one problem: The way I got for this project, is a simple > computer connected with an ADSL line, with two Ethernet cards, one for > the ADSL modem, the other for the lan, with masquerading and firewalling > configuration. > > So there is no need for a hub, no ? With only one card going to the LAN, how are you planning on connecting the other computers on the LAN to it? So I would say yes you need a hub or switch. Plug the one card from the linux box to the hub/switch, then plug the rest of the computers on the LAN to the hub/switch. Of course, you still need masquerading/forwarding/firewall on the linux box. DSL modem --->linux box ---->switch/hub ----->other computers on LAN Hope this helps, Mike