[KLUG Members] Router Question

[Adam Williams]

>I was able to purchase a 4 port router/switch for the
>same price as a switch, so I did :)
>This router is designed for broadband, which I do not
>have.  If I connected to the internet through a box
>running either smoothwall or ipcop, could I connect
>the lan cable from that computer into the "broadband"
>slot in the router?

Can you set the magic-box's broadband interface to a static IP?  Can you 
add static routes?  If so, then yes.  If not, then it is going to be more 
problematic.

>Is there any way to make this work?

Sure.

>The router does all the DHCP... It's a d=link 4 port
>switch/router.

If the LAN Pc's thing the magic-box is their default gateway (via the DHCP 
I assume) and the magic-box thinks that the ipCop box on the LAN segment 
(cross-over cable?) plugged into it's broadband port is it's default 
gateway all will be good with the world.  You will just have to tell the 
ipCop box that the LAN segment on the other side of magic-box is reached 
using magic box as the gateway.

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