[G4] [OT] DSL Router and Ethernet Hub compatibility

[David L. Presberg]

I have an Linksys "EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch", BEFSR41
connected to the cable-modem supplied by Comcast.  3 of the 4 ports
are used for interconnections among a PowerBook G4, a B&W G3 desktop,
and an HP Laserjet 2100M printer.  (The latter is connected to the
Linksys through an Asante "AsanteTalk" bridge -- AppleTalk <-> Ethernet.)
It all came up very easily: plugged it together and they all share.
The Linksys lists for about $74 but it was on sale at CompUSA for $50
when I bought it -- might be some similar deals on the net.

The Linksys sets up a nicely protected LAN inside my house (it has fairly
good port-blocking and lots of administrative stuff I can get to from the
LAN side with a web browser).  It does DHCP to each of my machines.
Default setups were very easy, the userguide was extensive, and there
was a lot of detailed advice for the device (when I set it up in June '03)
at www.practicallynetworked.com/support/linksys_router_help.htm --- hmmm.
it's still there).

Linksys has a similar device that supports WiFi.

Just saying...

-- Pres
      (Well, one G4 does qualify me for this list, doesn't it?)

RE (answer to request from DaleH):
> Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 09:06:05 -0500
> From: Richard Meyeroff <rem at meyeroff-c-c.com>
> Subject: Re: [G4] [OT] DSL Router and Ethernet Hub compatibility
> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers."
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> the problem is that you can only connect one ethernet device directly 
> to the DSL modem at a time and the modem uses the MAC address of the 
> device to confirm mthe correct device is connected.
> 
> Thee only way to have multiple ethernet devices connec ted to a DSL 
> or Cable Modem is to use a Router switch that allows for DNS on the 
> private side of the connection.  You attach the DSL Modem to the 
> Router Switch and then connect the 2 devices to the 4 port ethernet 
> switch that is part of the Router Switch.  They cost about $50.
> 
> I have done this with Verision ISDN, Verision DSL, and Comcast cable 
> using both Masence Xrouters and the asante Friendly net routers.