The fine folks at e-smith have taken care of it and only what you set up for is allowed to see the outside. This is specific firewall/gateway software and a lot more. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Sollars" To: Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 12:31 PM Subject: Re: Router-Gateway-Firewall solution for less than 150?? One slight snag with the last msg is that you would'nt want apache or any other services running on a firewall that isnt firewall / gateway explicit, opens up area's for exploits. Nige ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Bullen" To: Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 11:05 AM Subject: Re: Router-Gateway-Firewall solution for less than 150?? > I'd concur with the e-smith solution because it will do what you want it to > do cheaply, but then you have a real server to learn on as e-smith comes > with apache, qmail, samba, mysql and many other things. > > Charlie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Achtenberg" > To: > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 7:42 AM > Subject: Re: Router-Gateway-Firewall solution for less than 150?? > > > > Get a P-90 or better PC with 32 MB ram and at least a 1 GB hard drive. > > Get 2 PCI NICS ($9.99 each at Fry's) > > Download from http://www.e-smith.org the e-smith SME server 5.0 > > Install the software follow the very simple configuration and it will be > up. > > > > I am using this on a network with an NT server , Win 98 boxen, Win 2K and > > Linux workstation. I have been on Qwest VDSL and dial-up services with no > > connection problems at all. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Edgardo Giraud" > > To: > > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 1:16 AM > > Subject: Router-Gateway-Firewall solution for less than 150?? > > > > > > Hi peeps, this is my first time writing to the list > > even though I've been on the list for some time > > now(those damn lurkers). > > Well, anyways, I need your help. I need to find a > > network solution for less than 150 bucks to solve the > > dire dilemma that is our home network - I run both > > Mandrake 8.1 and Win2k on my system and we're on a Cox > > cable connection. > > Now, the problem is that every time I change OS's, my > > wife's computer, which runs Win95, has to be changed > > to whatever the current OS's setting is, since i run a > > simple proxy in Win2k while Mandrake's network is set > > up as a full blown router. Right now the modem is set > > up on her computer and we're linked to a 4-port 10Mbit > > hub through in a private LAN and she's running > > WinProxy. > > I've suggested getting a "bitch" computer to act as a > > router but my wife's not down... I'm not very well > > versed in setting up the networking in both the OS's > > so that she doesn't have to keep changing her settings > > every time I change OS's, so I need your help - any > > software, hardware, tips and tricks and flat out smack > > downs would be humbly appreciated and well received. > > The other problem is that I'm a hardware freak... I > > love to mess with my computer. So, a gateway solution > > seems very appealing to me, since it would allow both > > of us to be connected no matter what and let me screw > > around with my system all I want - so any suggestions > > in that arena would help too. > > > > Thanks a million! > > --Egui! > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! > > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > ________________________________________________ > > 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