i've ended up with two nic's for one comp, so i want to know if i can use them in a linux box instead of buying a switch:
i'll have a homepna router (linksys hpro200 or so) with one lan port. can i plug one of the nics on the linux box into there, and plug another computer into the second nic, and set the linux box to act as a sort of pass-through or switch? i want the computer connected to the linux box to have a different ip from the linux box so that machines on the other side of the router (the homepna section, not wan) can see the two seperately.
i'll have a homepna router (linksys hpro200 or so) with one lan port. can i plug one of the nics on the linux box into there, and plug another computer into the second nic, and set the linux box to act as a sort of pass-through or switch? i want the computer connected to the linux box to have a different ip from the linux box so that machines on the other side of the router (the homepna section, not wan) can see the two seperately.
