On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 02:45:03PM -0500, Brian wrote: > On Wed, 19 Sep 2001 jeffr at odeon.net wrote: > > Is there any reason you couldn't just use a cheap unmanaged 4-port 10/100 > > switch (about $30 on pricewatch)? > > The firewall is in the geek lounge, so I can plug it into my KVM. Moving > it into the living room is a last resort. I fail to see the relevance of the firewall's location to adding a switch (or hub) to the network... /--- Internal box 1 (gl) ISP -- Firewall (gl) -- Switch 1 (gl) -- Switch 2 (lr) -- Internal box 2 (lr) \--- Internal box 3 (lr) (Where gl = "geek lounge" and lr = "living room") -- With the arrest of Dimitry Sklyarov it has become apparent that it is not safe for non US software engineers to visit the United States. - Alan Cox "To prevent unauthorized reading..." - Adobe eBook reader license