[Gllug] local backup solution

[Martin]

Thanks, but I know all this stuff (or at least I'm familiar with it) My 
question is how to check/assign a default gateway/dns server of a SWITCH 
(as opposed to a router).

On 01/13/2010 06:00 PM, John Hearns wrote:
> 2010/1/13 Martin<mherda at gmail.com>:
>
>    
>> You're talking about network backup. Unfortunately we don't have a LAN
>> network set up yet due to some silly network arrangements on the
>> business centre part (the building renting offices). We've got two
>> network sockets in the wall. I don't even know what kind of network it
>> is. I guess it's not possible to create LAN with a network switch,
>>      
> Well, yes. but I think by 'LAN' you mean more than the network for
> passing packets here - you mean a LAN with server(s) such as a name
> server, maybe DHCP and mail and a proxy or firewall to the internet.
>
>
>   is
>    
>> it? What would be the default gateway, etc?
>>      
> Default method for a small LAN is to choose one of the 'private' network ranges.
> Choose 192.168.1.XXX with a netmask of 255.255.255.0
> Your gateway is 192.168.1.254
> Oh, and remember to curse me in a couple of years time when you have
> more than 255 computers!
> (Yeah, I KNOW  - CIDR, 10. and 172 ranges exist too.
> and hell, I;ve even lived on the bleeding edge and built supercomputer
> clusters with 192.168 and a 16-bit netmask)
>    

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