create a network within a network?

blueindian · 07-14-2006, 10:59 AM

i have an office within a bigger office in which i need to install a network. that network will have two printers, laptop, and a desktop. from the main office i get access to ther server, copier, and my internet connection. in my persoanl office i want to connect all my stuff so that only i can access it.

what's the best way to do this?

Maarchk · 07-14-2006, 12:40 PM

can't you just toss in a router in your office to connect all the things and put it on differnt subnet along with your computer but have your router access out, just not in to those things?

eSDee · 07-14-2006, 01:05 PM

Need more info to say yes or no. Are you all on the same network now, and will your new computers/printer just be added to the existing network? Or are you talking about installing a new router with all your small office devices? If you are all on the same big network, it should be possible. Also, what kind of administrative rights do you have on your network? Can you do whatever you want to your network?

TruckStuff · 07-14-2006, 04:41 PM

The entire internet is basically a "network within a network" (I know, I know... connection of networks, but its the same idea). Just drop a router in there and you are good to go. That's what they are designed to do.

InfiniteNothing · 07-14-2006, 05:29 PM

I don't think it's quite that simple. You need to configure that router so it knows it's connected to another router. It usually takes me a while to poke around and find that setting but it's somewhere near the static routes.

blueindian · 07-14-2006, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maarchk

can't you just toss in a router in your office to connect all the things and put it on differnt subnet along with your computer but have your router access out, just not in to those things?

i hope so, or something similar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by eSDeeLoco

Need more info to say yes or no. Are you all on the same network now, and will your new computers/printer just be added to the existing network? Or are you talking about installing a new router with all your small office devices? If you are all on the same big network, it should be possible. Also, what kind of administrative rights do you have on your network? Can you do whatever you want to your network?

probably use a new router. we're all on the same network. some folks are on the domain, some are not on the domain. everything on the domain is available without actually being on the domain, just by mapping.

i have full admin rights, but for political reasons i don't want to do anything that everyone else can't do.

honestly, what i want to do is set it up just like my home network, except instead of getting my internet from road runner, i'll get it from the network at work, plus be able to access the mapped drives.

Hoser · 07-14-2006, 09:29 PM

You could have a computer with two LAN cards running Linux configured as a router.

Check here: http://www.freesco.org/

FREESCO is open source, stable, inexpensive, easy to use, extremely versatile and flexible ... and best of all, FREESCO is FREE.

FREESCO is based on the Linux operating system. And incorporates many of the features of other Linux distributions into software that fits onto a single 1.44 meg floppy diskette. With FREESCO, you can configure:

* a simple bridge with up to 10 Ethernet segments
* a router with up to 10 Ethernet segments
* a dialup line router
* a leased line router
* an Ethernet router
* a dial-in server with up to 10 modems (with multiport modems).
* a time server
* a dhcp server
* a http server
* a ftp server
* a dns server
* a ssh server
* a print server (requires TCP/IP printing client software)

FREESCO also incorporates firewalling and NAT, which are resident within the Linux kernel, to help protect you and your network. All of these features can be used in conjunction with each other or individually.

blueindian · 07-15-2006, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoser

You could have a computer with two LAN cards running Linux configured as a router.

Check here: http://www.freesco.org/

FREESCO is open source, stable, inexpensive, easy to use, extremely versatile and flexible ... and best of all, FREESCO is FREE.

FREESCO is based on the Linux operating system. And incorporates many of the features of other Linux distributions into software that fits onto a single 1.44 meg floppy diskette. With FREESCO, you can configure:

* a simple bridge with up to 10 Ethernet segments
* a router with up to 10 Ethernet segments
* a dialup line router
* a leased line router
* an Ethernet router
* a dial-in server with up to 10 modems (with multiport modems).
* a time server
* a dhcp server
* a http server
* a ftp server
* a dns server
* a ssh server
* a print server (requires TCP/IP printing client software)

FREESCO also incorporates firewalling and NAT, which are resident within the Linux kernel, to help protect you and your network. All of these features can be used in conjunction with each other or individually.

too complicated, i'm looking for plug and play, or as close to that as i can get.

07-14-2006, 10:59 AM	#1
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Maarchk Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Where the east meets the west. Posts: 3,066	can't you just toss in a router in your office to connect all the things and put it on differnt subnet along with your computer but have your router access out, just not in to those things? __________________ "The girl is crafty like ice is cold." "I left my heart in san francisco... And my liver at Moe's Tavern." A real friend is one who listens to you as much as they talk to you.

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eSDee Old Skooler Numba 1 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Diego Posts: 10,063	Need more info to say yes or no. Are you all on the same network now, and will your new computers/printer just be added to the existing network? Or are you talking about installing a new router with all your small office devices? If you are all on the same big network, it should be possible. Also, what kind of administrative rights do you have on your network? Can you do whatever you want to your network? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 days ~ Willie Nelson 3 days I dread to see arrive 3 days I hate to be alive 3 days filled with tears and sorrow yesterday today and tomorrow

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TruckStuff Commander Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,335	The entire internet is basically a "network within a network" (I know, I know... connection of networks, but its the same idea). Just drop a router in there and you are good to go. That's what they are designed to do. __________________ DISCLAIMER The preceding statements are meant to be taken as a whole, in their entirety. They may not be quoted in part and then used to flame me. They also do not imply that I believe the exact opposite of their meaning. They do not make any implication about any group, race, ethnicity, age group, or other cohort beyond what is stated above. They do not make any implications at all. They have no "tone" or "attitude." They are words. Nothing more.

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07-14-2006, 05:29 PM	#5
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	I don't think it's quite that simple. You need to configure that router so it knows it's connected to another router. It usually takes me a while to poke around and find that setting but it's somewhere near the static routes.

07-14-2006, 09:29 PM	#7
Hoser Commander Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, NE, United States Posts: 1,275	You could have a computer with two LAN cards running Linux configured as a router. Check here: http://www.freesco.org/ FREESCO is open source, stable, inexpensive, easy to use, extremely versatile and flexible ... and best of all, FREESCO is FREE. FREESCO is based on the Linux operating system. And incorporates many of the features of other Linux distributions into software that fits onto a single 1.44 meg floppy diskette. With FREESCO, you can configure: * a simple bridge with up to 10 Ethernet segments * a router with up to 10 Ethernet segments * a dialup line router * a leased line router * an Ethernet router * a dial-in server with up to 10 modems (with multiport modems). * a time server * a dhcp server * a http server * a ftp server * a dns server * a ssh server * a print server (requires TCP/IP printing client software) FREESCO also incorporates firewalling and NAT, which are resident within the Linux kernel, to help protect you and your network. All of these features can be used in conjunction with each other or individually.

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