G'day... > Please elaborate, specially why 'and IMHO it would be undesirable' > > my previous (last post to slug) explained in depth the woes I > had trying to use a dynalink router. > Every router that I've looked at is hard/obscure when you try > to route AND run servers. Also you end up trusting 'their' > firewall to work right.
How many routers have you looked at? Which ones were they? How long ago did you look at them? Most current routers provide NAT firewalling and port forwarding (both TCP and UDP) and work reliably. Some of the older ones may not be as reliable, but they've been around long enough that you can google for people's experiences and opinions on them. (E.g. the old Dlink DSL-300s are having faults as telephone exchanges are being updated but they are not routers anyway.) You can check the features of a router before purchase, even as far as downloading the instruction manual from the manufacturers website. The routers have an Apache web server built into them and are fairly easy to configure. Why would you go to the trouble of reproducing this behaviour when you already have it configured in hardware routers? As for not "trusting 'their' firewall" to work right, maybe you should reconsider - granted that a software router is as likely to have the same security issues if not more so. (How do you know how secure your box is? How thoroughly have you tested it? What tests did you run? Do you know where potential vulnerabilities exist? Are you up to date with all security updates? How quick to respond are you to security updates given by security authorities? Who do you use as security authorities on a practical level? Are you running additional software on the box other than just the firewall and port fowarding functionality? - If so you're even more at risk and are working with a somewhat broken paradigm.) Running a modem/router is cheaper in terms of hardware costs /and/ time spent assembling the hardware /and/ time spent installing and configuring the necessary software /and/ in terms of space requirements /and/ in terms of energy usage /and/ in terms of pre-requisite knowlege. Regards, Michael Kraus Software Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Direct Line 02 8306 0007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wild Technology Pty Ltd , ABN 98 091 470 692 Sales - Ground Floor, 265/8 Lachlan Street, Waterloo NSW 2017 Admin - Level 4 Tiara, 306/9 Crystal Street, Waterloo NSW 2017 Telephone 1300-13-9453 | Facsimile 1300-88-9453 http://www.wildtechnology.net DISCLAIMER & CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email message and any attachments may be confidential information and may also be the subject of client legal - legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, interference with, disclosure or copying of this material is unauthorised and prohibited. This email and any attachments are also subject to copyright. No part of them may be reproduced, adapted or transmitted without the written permission of the copyright owner. If you have received this email in error, please immediately advise the sender by return email and delete the message from your system. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
