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Re: ADSL and LAN (was: i neeeeeed help! can't logon to the lego site)
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Fri, 1 Jun 2001 19:55:22 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Mike Jones writes:
> I have a home network that sounds very similer to yours and had, initially,
> similer problems. I solved virtually all problems with a BEFSR41 from
> Linksys. (www.linksys.com/products/group.asp?grid=5) There are other similar
> products on the market but this is the one I am most familier with.
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> I initially bought it for the firewall it provides but I ended up letting it
> handle DHCP serving as well. It has four 10/100 switched ports and does NAT
> (Net Address Translation) which allows all devices on your home network to
> access the internet using the one IP assigned by your ISP. I've seen the
> four port one like I have for as low as $130 and single port ones for under
> $90.
Thanks Mike - That sounds like a good way to go - I guess the only thing
that would be a loss using the BEFSR41 to handle DHCP is better control over
the IP Lease? Looking at the web page I didn't this specified, but I
currently have a network device that I want to keep the IP address the same
(based upon the MAC). In W2k DHCP service you can identify a specific IP
lease to be non expiring and reserved for a specific device. Can you briefly
describe the DHCP service the BEFSR41 provides?
Also, the spec says up to 253 users, I assume then that I can have computers
connected to standard mini-hubs throughout the house which then an up-link
to the BEFSR41? If this *is* the case, why wouldn't a 1 port (BEFSR11) work
(just curious)?
Thanks!
Mark
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