On Sat, 25 Aug 2001, Lars Wigrell wrote:
> Hello everybody!
>
> Within a few days now I will hopefully be connected to Internet via
> cable. I've alreday got the cable modem (a Motorola SurfBoard SB4100),
> but the network board I wanted, a 3Com 3C905B-TX-M, was temporary out of
> stock.
I'm using the SurfBoard SB3100 with a NETGEAR FA310TXC.
One of the reasons I got this card is because it's supported
under Windows, DOS, SCO, Linux, as well as Netware for OS/2,
DOS/Win/Win95... and it was cheap at the time. ;-)
> I'm also planning buying some kind of firewall.
Why? Get an old throw-away computer and run
Coyote Linux or LRP on it.
Both are "router(s)-on-a-floppy."
> The four models I've been looking at is D-Link DI-701, DI-704, DI-804
> and USRobotics 8000. What makes the USR 8000 an interesting choice is
> the built-in serial port, and a built-in printer server.
A Linux firewall/router also gives you built-in serial
port, printer server, nameserver, webserver, or whatever
else you want to put on it. Since you'll likely be
running iptables as the firewall, all those services
will be "behind" the firewall as well. Just that their
IP won't be masqueraded, as will any machine on the
internal network.
> Now, here's something for you guys: Is there any known issues with any
> of the above equipment and Arachne?
Would that be DOS Arachne, or Linux Arachne? ;-)
- Steve
