[wplug] Two Subnets?

[vze57qmg at verizon.net]

You can physically connect two ( or any number for that matter ) sub-nets with a hub, but you can not logically connect them. This requires a router.

By connecting mutliple subnets through a common hub you are defeating the purpose of subnetting which is to isolate networks to relieve congestion, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. 

The easiest solution would be to assign multiple addresses to one of the machines' network card.

That is, one card with two addresses assigned to it.
Make sure the second address is on the other subnet.

-Bob

> 
> From: gregsim at telerama.com
> Date: 2004/08/17 Tue PM 03:48:58 EDT
> To: General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
> Subject: Re: [wplug] Two Subnets?
> 
> Hmmm!  I guess you need more than a hub to connect two subnets.  If you have a 
> router, that will work.  If you find out how to set up a router on Linux, I am 
> looking to do the same thing.  I know how to set up a router in Windows on a 
> double homed (i.e. two nics) machine using RRAS.  
> 
> Greg
> 
> Quoting wplug <wplug at ramblernet.com>:
> 
> > Needing a little help here.
> > 
> > I have two Linux servers using two different subnets connected via a
> > hub. I want each to see the other but not sure how to set this up?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Ken
> > 
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