Originally Posted by
avaserver
So it means that:
188.xx.xxx.208 - Network IP
188.xx.xxx.209 - Server1
188.xx.xxx.210 - Server2
188.xx.xxx.211 - Server3
188.xx.xxx.212 - Server4
188.xx.xxx.213 - Server5
188.xx.xxx.214 - Server6
188.xx.xxx.215 - Broadcast IP
And the Gateway - any ip from .209 to .214
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.248
And how should i configure exactly my rooter with the NAT disabled?
I was wondering if i can use only a switch (or network hub) and not a router.
Because my ISP gave me statical IP`s it is not an DHCP connection.
The gateway is one of those IP addresses. The device has both a ISP address interface (WAN) and a LAN interface (eth0 or somesuch). The router (gateway) routes the ISP network to the LAN network. So if we take your setup we would have this
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188.xx.xxx.208 - Network ID # this is the ID number of this subnet)
188.xx.xxx.209 - Gateway (router LAN side Ethernet IP address)
188.xx.xxx.210 - Server1
188.xx.xxx.211 - Server2
188.xx.xxx.212 - Server3
188.xx.xxx.213 - Server4
188.xx.xxx.214 - Server5
188.xx.xxx.215 - Broadcast IP
Once again the ISP address is on the WAN side of the router. Kind of like this
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WAN side
|
| ISP controlled
------------------------ <- This is the router
|
|
| 188.xx.xxx.209 <-- The Gateway!
LAN side (your network)
You need a router. You can't use a hub or plain switch. A hub or switch only understands Ethernet. The WAN to LAN connection works with TCP/IP to route the packets. This is not a connection like a phone. This is multi layered packet switched internetworking.
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