How would that compare security-wise to running a windows box with Sygate?
Is there a lot I am missing here? TIA, Patrick. I've stopped 28 spam messages. You can too! Get your free, safe spam protection at http://www.cloudmark.com/spamnetsig/ >-----Original Message----- >From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: March 31, 2003 4:19 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Firewall Info/Help - WorldCom > > >SMR wrote: >>I have a client who has DSL access through WorldCom. They have 6 >>computers that each get static IP's through their setup. This is not >>the ideal setup since they are wide open to the internet and I don't >>believe their dsl router has any type of firewall built in. >One of the >>machines was hacked and a virus was left behind. I would rather not >>set up a NAT in this case because then it will be harder for me to do >>remote administration on their machines. I'm looking for a >solution of >>either putting a firewall on each machine or changing out the DSL >>router with one that has firewall built in. Anyone have any >>suggestions? > >If you have the spare hardware (486 with 16 MB will do), you >could also put >a machine in between that runs OpenBSD and takes over the >routing job from >the DSL router or runs proxy-ARP. PIX-quality firewall for a >fraction of the price :-) > > >> Anyone with knowledge/experience on a WorldCom setup ? > >Shouldn't really matter. It is either PPPoA/E, in which case >you let the >tunnel terminate on the OpenBSD system, or it is RFC 1483, in >which case you >set up the OpenBSD system to do proxy-ARP. > >Jochem > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89 70.5
