On Thursday 05 February 2004 11:48 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 13:52, aronsmith wrote: > > On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 10:23, Lanman wrote: > > > On 2/4/2004 at 7:21 AM aronsmith wrote: > > > >any reason to?.. not to? > > > > > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > > Aron; Using two firewalls usually causes problems with file > > > sharing, etc., so I wouldn't bother with 2 firewalls if I > > > were you. If you put up a firewall box in front of the > > > server, remember to shut down the firewall ( Shorewall ) > > > that's running on the server. As far as services that you > > > can shut down are concerned, you'll need to send me a list > > > of the services that are running on it now, and the > > > services that you need. > > > > > > By the way, is this box being used as a server or > > > workstation ? That answer can go a long way to helping us > > > decide what to leave running and what to shut down. > > > > > > Lanman > > > > ============================================================= > > The old box will just be used as a firewall the workstation will be a > > seperate box > > i had an old 500mhz compaq that I had stripped the am and drives out of > > so I bought 3 Nics at the surplus shop All 3Coms I have downloadd IPcop > > and with 128Mg Ram (probably overkill) should make a nice firewall Also > > want to be able to put my laptop on line also (old Dell 500 win XP ) > > > > > Thinking kinda like this > > > > DSL > > > > > > oldbox(firewall) > > > > hub | > > ---_______|______ > > > > (Workstation) laptop spare (slimserver? > > Do you think that would do it? > > thanks smitty > > Yes, just remember to configure your DSL box as a bridge, so that the > public IP assigned to you by the telco will be right on your NIC card > *inside* the firewall itself. If the DSL box is configured as router, > then the public IP is the DSL box itself, and that limits your options > with Shorewall and netfilter. With the DSL box as bridge, you have > maximum flexibility. >======================================= No way to configure my dsl modem in and out no options it's aZyxel 600 > LX
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