Thread: Networking #101
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Old 18-05-2008, 11:45   #1
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Exclamation Networking #101

Hello,

Right - need a little help please! My networking is a bit poor. I know the basics IP, DHCP, DNS and all that.

My scenario is:

Current:

Linksys Router connecting to a 1Gb switch which provides connectivity to the wired LAN. Linksys is acting as the DHCP server on 192.168.1.x.

I now want to put in a hardware firewall (Watchguard).

It has a WAN (external) interface and Trusted (LAN) interface.

In the config of the external interface I've set to DHCP because my router is the DHCP server.

I tried setting up the trusted also as a 192.168.1.x but it complained because they were the same - obviously you can't have two of the same network ranges.

So I could setup the trusted as 192.168.10.x but the router is acting as the DHCP so do client PC's get their IP address as I've just said the trusted is 192.168.10.x?

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