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by ia » Wed, 20 Aug 2003 22:15:02

Hi
I am wanting to network my house, there will be 5 machines plus the
server along with a broadband connection. I am wanting to use the
server also as a router and firewall.

I was wondering if you could either post or give me a link to a guide
to setting up a server using red hat linux to share files and the
internet with windows XP machines.

Thanks
Ian

by **Clive Dov** » Wed, 20 Aug 2003 23:01:11

> Hi
> I am wanting to network my house, there will be 5 machines plus the
> server along with a broadband connection. I am wanting to use the
> server also as a router and firewall.

> I was wondering if you could either post or give me a link to a guide
> to setting up a server using red hat linux to share files and the
> internet with windows XP machines.

> Thanks
> Ian

A much simpler solution would be to get an off-the-shelf cable/dsl router
and run the cables to all 5 machines into the router.
You can use a 4 port router for about US$100.00 and fan out with a hub or
switch for the extra machines or for not much more, you can get an 8 port
router.

The routers are small (smaller than the size of the average computer
textbook) and draw very little current.

As to setting up redhat, perhaps you might also post to alt.os.linux.redhat
for redhat specific advice.

by ia » Thu, 21 Aug 2003 02:52:42

> > Hi
> > I am wanting to network my house, there will be 5 machines plus the
> > server along with a broadband connection. I am wanting to use the
> > server also as a router and firewall.

> > I was wondering if you could either post or give me a link to a guide
> > to setting up a server using red hat linux to share files and the
> > internet with windows XP machines.

> > Thanks
> > Ian

> A much simpler solution would be to get an off-the-shelf cable/dsl router
> and run the cables to all 5 machines into the router.
> You can use a 4 port router for about US$100.00 and fan out with a hub or
> switch for the extra machines or for not much more, you can get an 8 port
> router.

> The routers are small (smaller than the size of the average computer
> textbook) and draw very little current.

> As to setting up redhat, perhaps you might also post to alt.os.linux.redhat
> for redhat specific advice.

Thank you for the help, which is better a hub or a switch, or isn't
there much difference?

by **Miro** » Thu, 21 Aug 2003 07:22:35

A hub 'shares' the bandwidth amoung the connected pc's.

A switch 'alocates' the bandwidth upon request.

Simplest terms I know...

> > > Hi
> > > I am wanting to network my house, there will be 5 machines plus the
> > > server along with a broadband connection. I am wanting to use the
> > > server also as a router and firewall.

> > > I was wondering if you could either post or give me a link to a guide
> > > to setting up a server using red hat linux to share files and the
> > > internet with windows XP machines.

> > > Thanks
> > > Ian

> > A much simpler solution would be to get an off-the-shelf cable/dsl
router
> > and run the cables to all 5 machines into the router.
> > You can use a 4 port router for about US$100.00 and fan out with a hub
or
> > switch for the extra machines or for not much more, you can get an 8
port
> > router.

> > The routers are small (smaller than the size of the average computer
> > textbook) and draw very little current.

> > As to setting up redhat, perhaps you might also post to
alt.os.linux.redhat
> > for redhat specific advice.

> Thank you for the help, which is better a hub or a switch, or isn't
> there much difference?

by **George Hewit** » Thu, 21 Aug 2003 07:40:23

Quote:> Thank you for the help, which is better a hub or a switch, or isn't
> there much difference?

Hub: Sends all data to every machine connected to it and then the machine
accepts/rejects it based on who the packet is destined for.

Switch: Intelligently "switches" the data to the right port at the box,
avoiding packet collision.

Switch is better if you have the extra few $ but hub is fine really for a
home network.

Alternatively... I would recommend you give Linux a shot first (as long as
you aren't spending money in doing so!) since it is a great learning
experience. If you take a very easy-to-use graphical distro such as Redhat,
a home network can be setup with surprising ease in most cases. You'd want
to install the following things with it:

iptables (for connection sharing and firewalling)
webmin (for admin of err.. everything on the server)
samba (for windows filesharing)

Redhat has an RPM system for simple 'package' installation and there is
tonnes of documentation for the above 3.

Good luck

by **Miguel De And** » Thu, 21 Aug 2003 10:53:31

Quote:
> Thank you for the help, which is better a hub or a switch, or isn't
> there much difference?

Did a search for exactly what you wrote, and you know what, I got an answer.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=w...

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