Hooking up the HUB

[jcontonio]

Ok, I just bought a DLink hub. (I don't care about security, this is a temporary thing until I move in a month). I connected my Athlon and my sisters iMac. The Athlon works fine sharing the static IP...the iMac however, doesn't. Is there some sort of software I need? Even when I took the cable out of the hub for the Athlon the iMac still wouldn't work with the hub. What's the deal, as I don't know a lot about networking...just the basics.

 

[Tallgeese]

<< What's the deal, as I don't know a lot about networking...just the basics. >>

Ummm...we're not even getting the basics from your initial post.

What are you trying to do with this setup?
Share files? Share a printer? Share a broadband connection?

Some more info would clarify this so we can help.

 

[jcontonio]

a-ha...that would probably help huh? I am trying to share broadband. I'm a little slow today. Ok, every day.

 

[n0cmonkey]

What do hubs and security have to do with each other?

Anyhow, do you have DHCP or a static ip?
EDIT: and how many ips are you allowed to occupy?

 

[jcontonio]

one static ip

I heard that HUBS are easier to break through compared to a switch or router...but that's what the sales guy told me...probably trying to get more money out of me.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< one static ip

I heard that HUBS are easier to break through compared to a switch or router...but that's what the sales guy told me...probably trying to get more money out of me. >>



Switches are easy to sniff off of. Anyhow, with 1 static ip you have another machine acting as a gateway right? Which machine?

 

[Tallgeese]

<< Anyhow, with 1 static ip you have another machine acting as a gateway right? >>

I'm betting neither, from what I could glean from the initial post.

If you only have one static IP, you MUST have something acting as a gateway router, either some software loaded on a machine with two NICs, or a hardware router. There's really no other option.

If you can, I'd take the hub back and get a SOHO router from either SMC, Linksys, or Netgear. Get one with at least 4 switch ports in it.

 

[jcontonio]

well, the thing is, I don't want to spend the money...this is a temporary setup for a month.. what software can fix my problem?

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< well, the thing is, I don't want to spend the money...this is a temporary setup for a month.. what software can fix my problem? >>



ICS, sygate, wingate(?), linux + IPTables, OpenBSD + IPF/IPNAT

EDIT: Of course you will need a second nic in the windows machine