[Gllug] Linux Hub/Switch

[Jim Bailey]

On Sep 23, 03:00, Stan wrote:
> > 16*6UKP=96UKP + beige box + 16 realtek cards
> > 16 port switch 30-50UKP
> 
> Yes that's what we have at the moment but can't stop tcp port 135
> traffic with a 50quid switch
> 
> Unfrotunatly I don't know any beige PCs with 16PCI slots 

Without knowing details of your setup I can only guess but if you have
an adsl link or a leased line router, feed that in a dual or multi-homed
linux box let that do the firewalling and plug the uplink from your
switch into that.

                       ----
                       |  |
                       |  |--Adsl router to internet
                       |--|
                        |
                        |---eth0
                       ---
                       |  |
                       |  |--linux firewall
                       |--|
                       | 
             eth1------|
                       |
                       |
                     --------
                    |       |----16 port switch
                    ---------

Forgive the bad ascii art.  As you can see you only need to nics a third
if you are running a externally accessable servers in a DMZ.

Peace Jim
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