[clug] LAN

[miloska]

Hi Logan,

what is the problem with the current setup and/or what do you want to
improve?

The current setup looks good for me for a small general purpose network.

Cheers,


On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Logan Ryan McLintock
<u4955237 at anu.edu.au>wrote:

> Oh I forgot to mention (this may or may not be important) but one of the
> computers (Mac Pro) has a lot more power and memory than the other
> computers, and it is the only one with double ether.
>
>
> On 22/09/2013, at 5:19 PM, Logan Ryan McLintock <u4955237 at anu.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I was wondering if some could give me some suggestions on my home
> network.
> >
> > I have a;
> >
> > * N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3700v2
> >
> > * and 9 computers (4 are R Pis lol), all running a Debian or Ubuntu
> based distro, except for two running Mountain Lion (I would like to get rid
> of Mountain Lion for GNU/Linux, but I am not sure if the drivers, fans,
> temperature, efi etc will be ok).
> >
> > I am thinking that static ip addresses for the computers would be best
> as my aim is to;
> >
> > * Use ssh to perform parallel mathematical simulations (like mpi)
> >
> > However, I want the ssh to only work inside the LAN with a safe key as
> security is important (no WAN access).
> >
> > My network looks like:
> >
> > Router ---> 8 port switch -------> computer 1
> >                          |-------> computer 2
> >                        |-------> computer 3
> >                          |-------> computer 4
> >                          |-------> computer 5
> >                          |-------> 5 Port Switch ---------> R Pi 1
> >                                                 |---------> R Pi 2
> >                                                 |---------> R Pi 3
> >                                                 |---------> R Pi 4
> >
> > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I am really not sure the
> best way to do this.
> >
> > I have some knowledge of GNU/Linux iptables and freeBSD pf firewall
> rulesets.
> > I was thinking of making my own router using a computer with two ether
> connections, and putting it in-between my NETGEAR router and my LAN, but
> this seems complex for a noob like me.
> >
> > Cheers fellow genii -) cyclops
> > Logan
>
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