Re: FN-FORUM Networking PCs & sharing peripherals

date posted 27th June 2002 12:33

I would bite the bullet and get a cable router. I paid £75 for mine
(Linksys). It plugs into the hub and provides reasonable security and access
for all nodes on my network. BY are quite happy for you do to this (all
though they won't answer network support questions) and the newsgroups have
instructions for set up. It just works with no hassle at all, whether the PC
s are switched on or not. I had someone blast me with retina and nmap and
they couldn't do any damage (whereas when we tried the same with a Linux
"firewall"--not sure what it was or how it was set up, we got all the user
accounts and internal addresses with no effort at all)

Kathy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick de Voil" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Networking PCs & sharing peripherals


> Thanks a lot Darren & Alex, that makes things a lot clearer.
>
> > Finally, if you wish to share your Internet connection, you'll need some
> firewall/routing software (XP or W2K could suffice, but I'm biased and
> would recommend something like IPcop or Astaro Security Linux on a
> dedicated machine). That machine will also need at least two ethernet
> cards and cables if you're using an Ethernet ADSL/Cable router or
> equivalent.
>
> Yes, I forgot to mention the Internet connection. I currently have the W98
> machine connected with a blueyonder (nightmare) cable modem. I don't fancy
> buying a dedicated machine just for the firewall/router. Are you saying
> that if I had the XP machine connected to the cable modem instead, then I
> could manage without any extra hardware/software beyond what's needed for
> networking the 4 machines to the hub?
>
> Thanks
>
> Nick