RE: [PCTECH] Networking via router?

["Dan Bale" <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The only thing pluged into the Gigabyte would be your cable/dsl modem and
> the Red interface of the IPCop box.

Why even bother using the Gigabyte then?  First line of defense?

> Clear as mud yet?

<g>  I appreciate the education I'm getting here.

db

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / Bob Crothers
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 11:58 AM
>
> You would not connect your PCs to the Gigabyte.
>
> The only thing pluged into the Gigabyte would be your cable/dsl modem and
> the Red interface of the IPCop box.
>
> Then the Green interface of the IPCop box would plug into a different
> hub/switch.  This hub/switch is what all of your network would plug into.
>
> Then you just do Peer to Peer networking between your windows boxes.  The
> IPCop box doesn't really have much to do with your resource sharing in the
> windows world.
>
> But they will share the Internet connection via IPCop (your "default
> gateway").
>
> Clear as mud yet?
>
> Bob