[CS-FSLUG] Merging two networks while keeping the modems separate

[Colin Kennedy]

Nathan
    Did anyone ever get back to you ob this question?

    You will need to add a router between the two networks in order to 
route the packets (the only way to keep the 2 networks separated). See 
the attached modified drawing.
    This can be done with an older PC and Linux. Could be run Headless, 
using console redirection over serial port.

    See the following documents.
       http://www.aboutdebian.com/network.htm   - a lot of reading
       
http://www.usenet-forums.com/linux-networking/69858-connecting-two-networks-two-linux-boxes.html
       http://linux-ip.net/html/routing-local.html
       http://leaf.sourceforge.net/ - setting up a Linux router/firewall

Colin
PS
           I started with a Redhat 5 PC with 2 nics as my initial 
router. I replaced it with a LEAF project, floppy/CD combination ROUTER. 
I finally bought a D-Link Router with Wireless. My first Linux was 
Slakeware 0.7 on 7 5.25" floppies on a Sperry 286 PC.
          I mainly work with CISCO, Nortel and Efficient Networks 
equipment. Install and service but not much with configuration.
          I do know that bridging is between two dissimilar physical 
networks (i.e. 5bt and 10/100bt) on the same sub net while routers 
connect different subnets together.

Nathan T. wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This should prove interesting for many of you in the list who are 
> networking gurus.
>
> I have two networks at home, and so far it's worked ok. Now we are 
> looking at sharing a network printer to all the computers, and I 
> wouldn't mind being able to access my NAS from the computers on the 
> family network for when I am doing maintenance on them. At some point 
> we may even be looking at a shared network storage for everyone in the 
> household.
>
> Anyway, I would like to merge the networks while still keeping the 
> modems separate, using different subnets seems to isolate the networks 
> again from my experimentation, and using static IP addresses and 
> filtering at the router would require manual configuration every time 
> a change is made to the network. Does anyone here have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nathan T.
>
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