[ubuntu-uk] Home network configuration

[Dave Murphy]

On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 21:59 +0000, Mark Allison wrote: 
> The bit that's missing is the gig wireless switch. Do such things
> exist? If not how else can I configure the network? I need it to be
> gigabit because the ubuntu server is running BackupPC and throws
> around a lot of data.

Change your search terms - what you want is a Wireless Router with a
Gigabit switch. I found a couple from Belkin and Netgear. If the price
is too much, try the following alternative:

Stick three network cards in your server:

1) Router
2) Gigabit Switch
3) Wireless Access Point

If you don't want the wired/wireless networks separated, just plug the
WAP into the switch and ditch the third network card.

Save yourself some hassle and replace the Ubuntu server with IPCop and
Advproxy/Urlfilter and your setup as you described is pretty much
complete. Of course at this point your Wireless Modem is not doing much,
so replace it with a USB/PCI one direct into the IPCop box.

-- 
Dave Murphy - http://www.schwuk.com
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