If home networking is the topic maybe someone could tell us a little bit about using IPTables and how to *protect* the home network. Also, some discussion on NAT and SPI would be good to hear as I am very interested and I'm sure others are as well. One other thing that would be great is if someone could demonstrate how to setup a box as strictly a file and print server using Samba. Maybe someone knows a lot about Samba. What do you think? Jeff
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 11:24 AM Subject: [brluglist] Home networking demo > Ok, so there seems to be enough interest in a wiring > demo. How about some volunteers? I'll volunteer to > demo how to build a patch cable. I just bought a good > crimper and have lots of RJ-45 ends. If someone can > bring that 18' of CAT5, we'll be rockin. > > Will someone volunteer to talk about the > hardware/software involved? Such as what a NAT is, > where the hub goes, installing NICs, etc. More than > one volunteer is welcome. As much as Dustin likes a > formal presentation, I think it will be much better if > people just stand up and offer what they know. > > I'll bring my hub and a few patches cables. Can > someone else bring a laptop, possibly configured as a > NAT/firewall (need 2 PCMCIA NICs)? Then we can do a > real demo how a home network would be configured. We > do have hot Internet access at Coates, right? > > John Hebert > > > > > --- "Charles J. Lingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll second the motion for a wiring demo. > > > > Chuck Lingo > > > > > > "Melancon, Mike" wrote: > > > > > I think it's a great idea. > > > > > > A few months ago, I could have used a demo on how > > to wire your home with > > > thin-net (10-base 2). I did some charity work for > > a group of PCs that were > > > daisy-chained together with thinnet and BNC > > connectors....yuck. Whoever set > > > them up originally hadn't even crimped down the > > BNC connectors. The wires > > > were just stuck in place. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Hebert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 9:26 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [brluglist] anybody have 18' of CAT5 > > for cheap? > > > > > > Thanks for the info. > > > > > > This causes me to think that it might be a good > > idea > > > for someone to give a short demo on making patch > > > cables, or an overview of the items involved in > > the > > > physical layer of the OSI model. Something like > > "How > > > to Wire your House|Dungeon|Spaceship with CAT5". > > > > > > Anybody else think it would be a good topic for a > > > presentation? > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > --- Mark Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 08:47:51 -0700 (PDT) > > > > John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > No way! That's pretty cool. I like Home Depot > > even > > > > > more now! Thanks for the info. > > > > > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > > > > > --- "Kris A. Wotipka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Something that most people don't realize is > > that > > > > The > > > > > > Home Depot sells CAT5 > > > > > > cable in premade 3', 7' 14' and maybe > > longer. > > > > All > > > > > > have boots on them. > > > > > > Usually they are cheaper than the ones you > > find > > > > at > > > > > > Office Depot and I haven't > > > > > > had any problems with them......... > > > > > > > > Oh yeah...Home Despot (and Lowe's too, I think) > > have > > > > big > > > > spools of CAT5 -- like if you were going to wire > > > > your house > > > > with long lengths of it. > > > > > > > > The spools didnt, of course, have the plastic > > > > connector > > > > with terminals on it, but I'd imagine the > > > > accessories > > > > to put them on would be lurking in the same > > general > > > > area. > > > > (either that or wall-outlets) > > > > > > > > s'over by the ceiling fans :) > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Mark Orr > > > > ================================================ > > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > > your subscription information. > > > > ================================================ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Make a great connection at Yahoo! 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