[99315] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Route question (Linux)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Sharpe)
Fri Nov 13 12:00:14 1998
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:59:36 -0800
From: Jeff Sharpe <jeff@sfg.com>
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Mike Hunziker wrote:
>
> This machine is ethernet only and my home network is token ring.
:-)
> Here is what I thought I might try.......I'd like to put an ethernet card
> along side my token ring card in my linux box and have it serve as a
> router for the HP connected to it's ethernet interface.
>
> 1) Would this work?
Yes.
> 2) Does the ethernet card need a separate IP address from the TR card?
Yes. Essentially, your setting up a gateway (your linux box) between
two networks, one happens to be ethernet the other token-ring. Check
the net-3 howto.
> 3) Since I already have an IDE, SCSI, TR , and modem....is there even
> going to be any IRQ's left!
Only you can answer this.
J
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