Hi, I have just joined this list and have not seen any messages on it yet (since 25th) so I hope this type of message is appropriate for it. If not please accept my humble apologies.
I going to have a firewall installed next week. But I don't understand quite how the connections will go (as yet I don't know anything about the software either but one step at a time). I have a P120 which is going to be my main Linux fileserver and a 486-100 which will be the firewall. There are currently 2 other machine on the LAN which will be accessing the internet (www, newsgroups, email) through the firewall. The intenet connection is to be made using an ISDN terminal adaptor on a serial port of the firewall machine. Q. How should the firewall PC be on the Lan? Option 1. The main Fileserver has a second network card for a segment containing just the fileserver and the firewall. Option 2. The firewall is connected to the same hub as all the other machines. Option 3. Is there another way? Thanks Dave Dave Warnock Sundayta Ltd www.sundayta.co.uk
