Hello, Here's 2 more cents: The doze box needs to be additionally protected! I've setup a few friends behind DLink routers, but they have still managed to get infected by things like worms and viruses, and NOT because they double-clicked on evil attachments.
I use ESafe (.com) on my Doze boxes now... install it and surf for a while with IE, and sooner or later, eSafe'll throw up a warning that IE tried to write a .vbs file to disk and execute it, but that it was blocked. So esafe will protect from that, and has a good virus scanner in it, also privacy protection, because IE is so free with your information. HTH, --Jon On Sun, 2001-11-11 at 19:13, Darkoth . wrote: > Thanks for the replies all. I took Ed's advice > and went with a "hardware router". I bought the > Netgear Cable/DSL Web Save Router with 4 port > 10/100 Mbps switch. It has its own firewall built > into it, so I won't have to worry about maintaining > two firewalls. I got it up and running in 15 mins... > easiest thing I've ever installed and the network > is zooming along nicely :). Thanks for the info :) > > Darkoth > > PS: for anyone who cares the network looks like > this now: > > INTERNET > | > CABLE MODEM > | > Netgear Router > | | > Dozebox RH 7.2 Box > > > > I want to set up a home network consisting of > > > two PC's. One running RH 7.2 and the other running > > > Windoze ME. I have @home cable modem service I want > > > to share between the two. > > > > > > My first question is this: Would a setup like this > > > diagram be feasable and how would security be? > > > > > > CABLE MODEM > > > | > > > HUB or SWITCH > > > | | > > > WME Box RH 7.2 Box > > > >For starteres, that hub/switch should be a hub/switch/firewall and > >offers NAT (Network Address Translation). Linksys sells a great box > >they market as a Etherfast Cable/DSL Router. It integrates the firewall > >and switch functionalities, and they're fairly inexpensive. Although > >you don't really need much more than a hub, the difference between a hub > >and switch is almost nil these days. It's the firewall and > >port-forwarding functionalities along with the NAT function that you > >need. @Home only offers a single dynamic IP address, and the Linksys > >boxes (and any one of the gazillion comparable products) allow you to > >share that address. > > > > > I basically want to know what I need to buy. I > > > understand setting up samba, as I've read the > > > howto on that. It's just the getting them connected > > > and sharing the cable modem and diagram I'm confused > > > about :). Thanks! > > > >Once you've got the Linksys box (I've got a BEFSR81 but there are other > >models with less ports and functionality), you use it to get your > >dynamic address from @home. The rest of the systems, and the internal > >side of the firewall, have static addresses (ie, 192.168.0.2, .3, and .4 > >with the firewall having 192.168.0.1). All the internal systems use > >192.168.0.1 as their default gateway. > > > >FWIW, I've got 2 RH systems and 2 Windows systems behind my firewall, > >and it's all working fine, even with registered host names (ie, > >www.ewilts.org). > > > >Have fun, > > .../Ed > >-- > >Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
