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Title: Quick Question: IP issues Post by: dballing on December 15, 2016, 04:27:21 PM Quick question for the community. I have 40 ASICS I'm wiring up as we speak. I'm searching ISP options. I'm using a TP link 48 port switch.
My question: Can a standard residential ISP be used for this? They say I can have up to 13 IPs (pay extra), but when I go to hipster coffee shops I see 30+ people all on the same wifi. I know all the connected devices are sharing one IP address. So second question: Can the miners all go through one IP or do I need an individual IP for each miner connected to the 48 port switch? There are commercial ISP plans available, but they are rather expensive. I would like to be sure on this before I agree to a yearly contract. Feedback appreciated, thanks peeps! Title: Re: Quick Question: IP issues Post by: wmabern on December 15, 2016, 04:38:48 PM Quick question for the community. I have 40 ASICS I'm wiring up as we speak. I'm searching ISP options. I'm using a TP link 48 port switch. My question: Can a standard residential ISP be used for this? They say I can have up to 13 IPs (pay extra), but when I go to hipster coffee shops I see 30+ people all on the same wifi. I know all the connected devices are sharing one IP address. So second question: Can the miners all go through one IP or do I need an individual IP for each miner connected to the 48 port switch? There are commercial ISP plans available, but they are rather expensive. I would like to be sure on this before I agree to a yearly contract. Feedback appreciated, thanks peeps! You need to understand how DHCP works. Your router can feed dozens of DHCP addresses 192.168.1.? to your miners. You don't need a multitude of public-facing IP addresses. One will suffice. Title: Re: Quick Question: IP issues Post by: dballing on December 15, 2016, 04:44:42 PM That's all I needed thanks!
Title: Re: Quick Question: IP issues Post by: wmabern on December 15, 2016, 04:48:50 PM That's all I needed thanks! You talk about a switch, but you don't mention a router. You need a router to accomplish what you want unless the switch has DHCP capabilities. Title: Re: Quick Question: IP issues Post by: dballing on December 16, 2016, 05:27:42 AM This is the switch I purchased: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003CFATU6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
I was thinking I would connect the machines to the switch and be good to go. Can you suggest a router to go along with this setup? Keep in mind the switch will connect to the modem which has a built in router. Do you think that's good enough? I would love to hear your opinion. Title: Re: Quick Question: IP issues Post by: QuintLeo on December 16, 2016, 10:19:06 AM You probably want to use a firewall appliance to feed that switch from your internet connection, NOT just a router.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0XK-001V-00030&cm_re=netgear_firewall-_-0XK-001V-00030-_-Product Is the option I use now - it replaced an old K6-based LINUX machine (which I still have as a backup). This unit is both a firewall *AND* an 8-port switch in one box with some management options I mostly don't need. |