[G4] Router setup question.

[John Niven]

> Hi Eric,
> 
> Yes I know using a switch works - I've done it. I was
> trying to use the 4 port card to do the same thing, just
> neater - less wall warts.
> 
> If you use a switch then all the macs connected to the
> switch pick up the same Router:192.168.2.1, Subnet Mask:
> 255.255.255.0, and then a DHCP supplied address like
> 192.168.2.3 where the last digit varies. Which is probably
> why all the macs can see each other (same router address).
> 
> But the wizard sets a different "router" address
> for each port on the pci card. I don't know if I can
> manually set then to the same address?
> 
> John
> 
> --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Eric Wood <ewood at izoom.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Eric Wood <ewood at izoom.net>
> > Subject: Re: [G4] Router setup question.
> > To: senseamp at yahoo.com, "A place to discuss
> Apple's G4 computers."
> <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> > Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 6:04 PM
> > Am 03.03.2009 um 12:22 schrieb John Niven:
> > 
> > > 
> > > I have an Xserve setup at home that is running
> Tiger
> > Server. It has two ethernet ports. I also installed a
> four
> > port pci ethernet card. I'm trying to set it up to
> > connect and share my internet with my home lan.
> > > 
> > > There is a very easy "wizzard" that
> does
> > that. You tell it which port has the "input"
> and
> > which ports to share that on. My idea was to use the
> extra
> > ports to replace my networks switch. However the
> wizard
> > gives each "out" port a different address,
> like:
> > > 192.168.2.1
> > > 192.168.3.1
> > > ect.
> > > 
> > > So when you connect a different computer to each
> port
> > they can each see the server, but not any of the other
> > computers. I guess they are all on different
> > "LAN".
> > > 
> > > I'm stretching the limits of my network
> knowledge
> > here, but then thats the whole point :-)
> > > 
> > > How do I change the setup so all my macs can see
> each
> > other?
> > > 
> > > John
> > 
> > My first thought is to plug a switch or hub into one
> of
> > those many ethernet interfaces, so that all of your
> > computers can share that one. But I don't know
> what
> > options exist for getting different subnets to see
> each
> > other like that. Might be some kind of bridging
> available.
> > 
> > Eric W.