On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 07:23:27AM -0700, Xucaen wrote: > Hi all, I am going to set up a p133 as a > dedicated firewall. I have a couple of PCs > networked and I would like to share my cable > internet. Is there a concern with using this > machine to for other things, such as priner > server, sql server, email server? I'm just > looking for general information to start my > research. This is all pretty new to me. >
I have a p120 serving as a firewall of several network machines. I too have cable modem service. I have that machine doing DHCP, DNS, WINS, some SAMBA stuff. To me, an e-mail server might be too much. Generally an e-mail server should be a separate box to avoid the whole single point of failure issue. You should be fine w/ a print server... just keep an eye on open ports and running unnecessary services. I wouldn't run SQL on the firewall. Security hole. HTH, -- Darryl N. Grant Network Services Manager Capitol College [EMAIL PROTECTED] 301.369.2800, x3003
