Yes this is also a firewall. Here is the URL for the e-smith whitepaper discussing security http://www.e-smith.org/docs/papers/e-smith-security.html. Security is something that I am not quite up to spped on so if you see anything in here that does'nt ake sense or is not secure, let me know. By the way, what cheapie 10/100 PCI NIC's are you using, I've had trouble with NICs also. Charlie Regards Charlie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Achtenberg" To: Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 10:33 PM Subject: Re: e-Smith > OK,I d/l and burned 5.0 and installed it. Installation went very smooth once > I junked my 3Com 3c509's and got a couple of cheapie 10/100 PCI NIC's. Im > behind it right now with priviate IP's on all but the gateway box. It gets > the dhcp from Qwest and is the dhcp for the private network. > > Only thing I'm not clear on is if this is aalso a fire wall. Is it safe to > turn off the individual fire walls on the local machines? Is there any > configuration need to do on this? > > On Thursday 20 December 2001 07:40 am, you wrote: > > Hi, on my home server, which I do all my testing on I'm running 5.0, and on > > the 2 production servers, I'm still running 4.1. I downloaded and burned a > > disk for 5.0, but the 4.1 I got from a disk from Linux Format Magazine > > > > Charlie > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tom Achtenberg" > > To: > > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:40 PM > > Subject: Re: e-Smith > > > > > Charlie, > > > What version of e-smith are you running? > > > > > > On Tuesday 18 December 2001 08:21 pm, you wrote: > > > > Hi, I got into linux via a gateway microserver, which was actually a > > > > cobalt > > > > > > qube. I really liked it but became sort of bored as there is not much > > > > that > > > > > > can be done with it other than what it comes with. Since them I have > > > > been > > > > > > using various linux distros for both desktop and server, primarily Suse > > > > andRedHat. I always wanted to be able to duplicate all the cube > > > > functions > > > > > > using a normal distro, but my linux abilities are not totally there > > > > yet. > > > > > > > > Then I stumbled upon e-smith which duplicates all the microserver > > > > functions > > > > > > and more. I have 3 working installations, one at home > > > > which I am using as a firewall, proxy server, samba server, print > > > > server and outgoing l server, also I use it as a test web and mail > > > > server. > > > > This > > > > > > on a dialup connection. It works great although I have been able to > > > > break > > > > > > it whith a lot of effort. I had used the backup program that comes with > > > > it > > > > > > and did a new clean install and a resore and it was back to the way it > > > > was > > > > > > before. This one I have upgraded to version 5, which took all of my > > > > previous seting and kept them in the new installation. > > > > > > > > I also have 2 production machines, both using DSL connections. One has > > > > 4 userers. All they use it for is a firewall/proxy server. The other > > > > installation has 15 users. Currently we are using it as a > > > > firewall/proxy server, a samba server and a VPN server using PopTop > > > > pptp, which comes > > > > with > > > > > > it. I administer all of the boxes using ssh, you can easily turn > > > > telnet, ftp, web and VPN on and off. This week we are going to put up a > > > > low > > > > volume > > > > > > web site and start running our own mail server off of this machine. > > > > > > > > I'm real happy so far. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > Charlie > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Tom Achtenberg" > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:13 PM > > > > Subject: e-Smith > > > > > > > > > Any one know anything about this e-Smith gateway/firewall software I > > > > > > > > picked > > > > > > > > > up at the last West side meeting? I'm ready to put in a dedicated > > > > > gateway/firewall box and move everything else to a private intranet > > > > and > > > > > > was > > > > > > > > > wondering if this is decent or would something else be better. > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > > > > doesn't > > > > > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss