"Matt Alexander" <m@netpro.to> wrote:

> I bought a Cisco router off of ebay to play around with.  Does anyone
> know if there's a way to to use the serial connections as additional
> ethernet connections?  I don't plan on using the serial connections
> for any type of WAN connectivity, so it'd be nice if I could get an
> adapter of some sort that would allow me to use the serial ports as
> additional ethernet LAN ports.

I've done a lot of work integrating Linux into Cisco routing labs. What
model of router did you wind up with? Depending on what you've got, you
should be able to set up a full RIP/OSPF/BGP scenario with it. Are you using
the Cisco router to connect to the Internet in any way?

- Bob