adsl modem directly connected to hub

[Ted Ozolins]

On April 19, 2002 08:12 pm, M.W.Chang wrote:
> I am more interested in the technical software detail of how to make
> that diagram work. do I need extra linux packages? which how-to would
> cover that? Connecting a adsl-modem to a hub and have the server remote
> controlling it over the hub beats my basic understanding of internet
> connection sharing.
>
> I suppose the adsl-modem must be quite intelligent it it's to be able to
> talk to a hub...must it also have router function? In that case, I
> misunderstood...

Kevin referenced several cases for ADSL of which you have not replied to. How 
do you expect anyone to be able to offer you any pointers if we do not even 
know what type of ADSL service you have? If your ip address is assigned 
(dynamic) each time you connect (dhcp) then more then likely its using the 
mac address of the network card. If that is the case you can not just connect 
with other computers with dif mac addresses. I'm using an old pentium 100 as 
a firewall/router with five computers being masq'd behind it. Even with all 
of the units on the net, I've not noticed any slow down of trafic. Since I'm 
allowed two mac addresses, Ill be installing another NIC in my router and 
tying them together through a small hub to increase my through_put. To put 
several systems (more than alotted MAC addresses) through a hub directly to 
an ADSL box  will cause you nothing but grief. The only way that I know of 
controlling (routing) several computers to access the web is through a router 
or swich of some kind. 

-- 
Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO)
Westbank, B. C.