Brad Bonkoski wrote:
> Hello Jerry.. (a few questions) do you only have one DSL?
Yes, only one, but I think someone on this list said if the modem is connected
to a nic then it could be shared with any OS, including Linux, over the
network. That's why I posted the question, to make sure I have the facts
straight before I try to set it up. Since Linux does every thing needed and has
better security, I want to use it for the box to the internet. Then I could
connect the hub directly to the RH boxes and use Samba to the Windows box.
What I have in mind is:
[i]--[1]--[h]--[n]
Where [i] is the internet.
Where [1] is a linux box with two nic's, one for the DSL and to the network.
This box will also have the firewall on it and serve as router so that
(theoretically) I could open a browser on more than one box and download on one
while surfing on another.
Where [h] is the hub to the network
Where [n] is the intranet with as many boxes as I want networked, just three
for now. One would be a Windows box(Win95 or NT) and the rest would be Linux
(RH).
> And if so, is your Windows box doing the IP-Forwarding? (I know this is
> _bad_ to post on this list, but I wish my Windows ME would forward IP traffic
>:-( )
Actually, if you had NT, you could do IP-forwarding.
> Gosh, I _think_ there is a nice how-to on this at linuxdoc.org. Check it
> out, I think there is one for Firewall HOWTO and IP_MASQ Howto (if you need
> that).
Yeah, I've already got firewall-HOWTO but I need to get some others.
> Good luck.
Thanks, I'll need it.
> -Brad
>
> Jerry Human wrote:
>
> > Hello Gentlemen:
> >
> > I finally got DSL working properly. What I have now is a Westell
> > WireSpeed external modem that connects to a nic and it works great!
> > Currently I have two nic's in the Windows box, one for the DSL and one
> > to the hub for the network. What I want to do is check with you learned
> > people about the right way to set it up on the network to have good
> > security and share it with the RH and Windows boxes.
> >
> > I think I need to setup an RH box (possibly a 486) as a firewall and
> > router with a nic connected to the hub, then install the DSL on a second
> > nic in the same box. That way, the DSL access and firewall are on the
> > same box and any "questionable traffic" doesn't reach the network but at
> > the same time, I can access the web from either RH or Windows via the
> > network hub. Does this sound correct?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
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