e-Smith

[Charlie Bullen]

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" <tachtenberg@qwest.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
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" <tachtenberg@qwest.net>
> > To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> > 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" <tachtenberg@qwest.net>
> > > > To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> > > > 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.
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