Re: I am in networking hell.

Well...

First the bad news: You wont be able to "bond" the bandwidth of the 2 DSL
lines you have. In the T1 world, you can use something called BGP that
loosely approximates that setup. There are hardware and circuit requirements
that the DSL technology (at your level) does not afford.

Print Server: Give it a static IP address

Checkpoint: why are you using this when you have hardware level firewalls at
your disposal?

NuTs



"Baelzar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm a networking amateur. Please consider that if you plan on making
> suggestions. I can follow directions, and am not afraid to break things
> (believe me), but you'll have to be specific.
>
> Here's the stuff:
> -Two separate DSL lines, no static IPs. The old DSL uses a Cisco 720(?),
> the new an Actiontek 1520 Gateway, with 4 ports.
> -8 workstations running Windows 2000 Pro.
> -1 print server, slow as hell and running Windows 98SE. Had to do this
> because all the printers are in one room.
> -Two Linksys 8-port routers, no dedicated uplink port.
> -Two 3-com hubs.
> -One Nortel Contivity 100 VPN Switch. Has 8 ports, I believe.
>
> My Utopia: To have the bandwidth from both DSLs shared (to some degree) on
a
> single network with all the workstations, and with the printserver alone
> going through the Nortel switch.
>
> My Current Situation: The network is running. I have the Cisco 720 DSL
> line running into one of the Linksys routers, and the second Linksys
router
> connected via a crossover cable. All of the computers see each other, and
> all are sharing the Cisco DSL bandwidth. The only configuration I've done
> is changed one of the Linksys LAN IP addys from the factory 192.168.1.1 to
> 192.168.1.2.
>
> The printserver is a problem. I cannot run the provided software firewall
> (Checkpoint) because the required configuration needs a static IP address
on
> the print server. The Nortel box was provided to solve that. I just
don't
> know how to fit it in.
>
> Caveats: Can't spend a lot of money. Try to think of it like the Apollo
13
> mission; gotta build an air filter out of the parts on hand.
>
> I've hit a wall, and I'm likely not seeing something due to lack of
> experience/education. I'd appreciate any help you can give me.
>
>