On 6/13/05, Jonathan Berry <berryja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: ... > Here is another idea. I don't know if this will work, it seems like > it might, but since you already have a hub, it's at least worth a > shot. Plug your 802.11b AP into the hub, then the computer (one > ethernet port) and the VOIP device both into the hub. This might not > work because of the differences between hubs and routers, but it just > might. And you won't have to setup your computer to run NAT (though, > since you have two NICs, it might be something you want to do later). > Oh, and as far as your last question, a hub is meant to be transparant > (which is one difference from a router) so you shouldn't see it. It > should be just like talking directly to the VOIP device. You just > don't need a crossover cable if using a hub. You might not need a > crossover cable anyway if the device can sense whether it needs to do > crossover or not (as mentioned by someone else above). > > Jonathan yes, I considered this. apparently the MAC for the adapter prevents this setup. however, I'll give it a go to see what happens. the hub is untested, I bought it at a discount. it was shrink wrapped but ancient and cheap, and I've never found a use for it, so it doesn't necesarilly work. I just bought a crossover cable from radio shack, which I'll use in preference to the hub until I can test the hub. I haven't been able to really put the time into understanding the networking involved, unfortunately, due to personal reasons. I've done a bit of googling on ipconfig and ifconfig, but haven't read the man pages yet. I also have to hit the how-to's. unfortunately this telephone is required monday, so I'm in a bit of a time crunch learning curve wise. -Thufir
