Ken Hawkins wrote: >Originally to: All > >This is a MIME-formatted message. If you see this text it means that your >E-mail software does not support MIME-formatted messages. > >--=_tcob1.net-7239-1008635602-0001-2 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I know I'll take some flack over this one....since it doesn't use MDK > >The best luck I have had was to dig up a 486 (or if you like, early >pentium), get two older network cards (ones that have DOS software to >configure I/O and IRQ's), and go get Eigerstein > >http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/DiskImages/Eiger/EigerStein.htm > >Read other pages at the site for an explanation of set-up. > >SUMMARY: >This allows you to set up a router/firewall that boots from 1 floppy >disk. You can make extra copies of the disk once you have the >configuration you need, and you don't need an HDD. Once the system is >running, you can remove the disk. In the remote chance that some hacker >manages to compromise your router, you just reboot to reset everything >back to normal. There is no disk to which they can save files changes. >My installation at home gets a Dynamic IP from my DSL provider, and >dishes out Private IP's (192.168.x.x) on the inside. Once I set that up >early last year, the only maintenance has been a couple reboots due to >power interruptions. A second reset is usually required because my >router comes back up quicker than my DSL service. > >I have tested this configuration against several security sites, and >come out looking pretty darn good! > >Ken > >"Nathan A. Smith" wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>I have a couple of questions for you mandrake experts. I have a home >>network setup with a Linux box (using Mandrake 8.0) as the >>server/gateway. Due to the change with AT&T I had to install dhcp >>(client) on the server to get things working. This broke a couple of >>things I had setup -- specifically, Iptable/firewall settings. So I >>would now like to fix server. The things I need to correct are: >> >>1) I would like to move the all the computers from static ip address to >>dhcp. This would mean that the server would need to be both a client >>(on the internet side) and a server (for the home network). I want to >>do this so when the dns servers should change all the systems will >>update automatically. Is this possible? And if so where do I find info >>on how to do it? >> >>2) Redo the iptable rules so that it does ipforwarding, allow access >>into/out off the gnutella network (I use gnut) and closes all unnessary >>ports (I am not running a webserver or anything like that) >> >>The network has 2 computers on it. One is a win98/linux box and the >>other is a Win98 box. >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >>Nasa >> > > >--=_tcob1.net-7239-1008635602-0001-2 >Content-Type: text/plain; name="message.footer"; charset=iso-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Disposition: inline; filename="message.footer" >X-Mime-Autoconverted: from 8bit to 7bit by courier 0.36.1 > > ><-> Gateway Information. >This message originated from a Fidonet System (http://www.fidonet.org) >and was gated at TCOB1 (http://www.tcob1.net) >Please do not respond direct to this message but via the list > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > coyotelinux is another good software.
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