On Thursday, February 24, 2011 12:03:26 am Andrew Reid Paterson wrote: > On Wednesday, February 23, 2011 11:33:57 pm Tim wrote: > > On Wednesday 23 February 2011 23:22:14 Andrew Reid Paterson wrote: > > > On Wednesday, February 23, 2011 11:11:59 pm jr wrote: > > > > On 23 February 2011 23:03, Tim <xendis...@gmx.com> wrote: > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > > > I'd look into setting up a DMZ box (if you've a spare machine), > > > > separating the internal network from the Virgin/BT/whatever supplied > > > > h/ware. extreme, admittedly, but what price peace of mind? > > > > > > Hi Tim, > > > I have precisely this kind of setup simply by having two network > > > interfaces on my main system which runs iptables and is connected vis > > > the internal lan cable and hub to a wireless repeater on which connect > > > to my wifi gadgets like ps3, nokia phone & bravia tv. > > > What I really like is the level of control I have from configuring > > > iptables right down to monitoring with wireshark and dhcp contro of > > > clients. Perish the thought of a cable wifi router. > > > incidentally, as Dan sys 8.8.8.8 is google dns. > > > Whya are you not using Virgins own dns - which can be set via dhcp? > > > Regards > > > Andy > > > > > > -- > > > > Hi Andy, I have been with NTL\Virgin a very long time (since it arrived > > in the bmth\Poole area, I was a tester) and in the early days NTL DNS > > were terrible, so I have been using non NTL\Virgin DNS for as long as I > > have been using NTL\Virgin cable. > > > > I do have my own Firewall PC behind the router but I have been > > considering removing it as it is very old PC and an old firewall > > software. > > > > While I am aware that 8.8.8.8 is google, I have had exactly the same > > problem when I was using opendns IP (208.67.222.222) > > > > Tim > > > > > > -- > > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-03-02 20:00 > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > > Hi Tim, > I understand what you say - I do remember something about the DNS being > slow - once - indeed I tried changing to use something (prob not opendns at > the time) & I had problems I never managed to identify. So I switched back > to NTLs' servers and to be frank, I dont have any problems now (I suspect > this is poss. because NTL/virgin cable is relatively lightly loaded - cos > they are expensive!). > But as I say, I simply have my main system with an additional ethernet card > - so it behaves just like your old stand-alone firewall PC but its also my > server. > Its quite educational setting it up tho' particularily whan upgrading - but > then - its good fun (except you have no internet connection till you get it > right!). > Whatever is to your taste - I just do what works for me - whatever you do > - good luck. > Regards > Andy > > -- > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-03-02 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue Hi again Tim, what I prob didn't make clear (but I'm sure you knew what I meant) is that I have an ethernet cable modem NOT a router. Regards Andy
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