Playstations/LAN and BTNet not working together?

Mark Reid · 11-29-2007, 06:20 AM

Hello,

I have a playstation centre with 60 machines.
I have a new HP server with 2 laptops running over the LAN.
All of these go into a 48port and 16port Gigabit switch

My connection to the internet is with a BTNet 2Mb bearer and this ends on a Cisco router.

My problem lies in that the BTNet didnt come with any firewall and that my network cannot define the difference betwen the PS and the Server network data... Currently I cannot even connect to the internet at all??

My specialist is talking about a configured PIX firewall is needed behind the Cisco router and this would fix the problem.

Other suggestions: A second NIC in the server... howevere this would mean all the PS data going through the server and therfore not viable due to lag and bottleneck issues

A clearpath router (with built in firewall)...?? Who knows?

I am at my wits end and being pushed from pillar to post... I just want an idea of what is going wrong and where, then I can try to get it fixed?

Any advice is appreciated, thank you.

11-29-2007, 06:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mark Reid Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 OS: xp pro	Playstations/LAN and BTNet not working together? Hello, I have a playstation centre with 60 machines. I have a new HP server with 2 laptops running over the LAN. All of these go into a 48port and 16port Gigabit switch My connection to the internet is with a BTNet 2Mb bearer and this ends on a Cisco router. My problem lies in that the BTNet didnt come with any firewall and that my network cannot define the difference betwen the PS and the Server network data... Currently I cannot even connect to the internet at all?? My specialist is talking about a configured PIX firewall is needed behind the Cisco router and this would fix the problem. Other suggestions: A second NIC in the server... howevere this would mean all the PS data going through the server and therfore not viable due to lag and bottleneck issues A clearpath router (with built in firewall)...?? Who knows? I am at my wits end and being pushed from pillar to post... I just want an idea of what is going wrong and where, then I can try to get it fixed? Any advice is appreciated, thank you.