Re: "Router" in Linux.

On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:48:07 GMT, Poly-poly man
<pyrophobicman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Giovanni wrote:
Poly-poly man wrote:
I'm thinking of making a router out of an old linux box and a few
cards. The big thing is, I don't want to use crossover cable. How do I
set up Linux (and my cards) to accept backward connections?

Using hubs.

Ciao
Giovanni

I was kinda looking for a method that didn't require extra hardware.

poly-p man

If it could be done without hardware, there would be no market for
crossover cables. Well, if you have old network cards, you could use
coaxial cable...


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