Re: [newbie] win98, zone alarm and mandrake 7.2

2001-03-19 Thread Brian
On Sunday 18 March 2001 16:17, you wrote: Brian, Heres what I do, I run a little 14 port hub so each computer is seperate. Also if you call @home tech support and ask for a 2nd level tech they can give you a static IP in a bout 1 minute, and it doesn't cost anyting. Hope this helps.

[newbie] win98, zone alarm and mandrake 7.2

2001-03-18 Thread Brian
Hi all My home network consists of: cable modem -win98 with zone alarm-mandrake 7.2 Currently I have to shut down zone alarm to access the web from the linux box. Not the best solution. I know. I've got it backwards. The linux box should be set up as the firewall but I've only been using it for

Re: [newbie] win98, zone alarm and mandrake 7.2

2001-03-18 Thread jeff
Brian, Heres what I do, I run a little 14 port hub so each computer is seperate. Also if you call @home tech support and ask for a 2nd level tech they can give you a static IP in a bout 1 minute, and it doesn't cost anyting. Hope this helps. Jeff On Sunday 18 March 2001 17:41, you

Re: [newbie] win98, zone alarm and mandrake 7.2

2001-03-18 Thread pkaplan1
If you want to leave the W98 box as your web gateway, reset ZA to low local security and medium internet security. Not ideal, I agree, but not everyone in the family is prepared to dump MS. If you use KDE as your desktop, the learning curve is pretty shallow. Check out Mandrake User