lanierb;351633 Wrote: > I'm not sure if I'm not understanding or you're not. I want to move the > server so it is no longer behind ANY router. You can't do this with > most DSL connections, but with mine you can. It would definitely be > visible to the internet. That's the point. What I'm wondering is, if > I do that, does that mean my SB traffic goes across the entire DSL > subnet too (and over my DSL line, which I don't want)? Also, if so, is > there any way to stop that and still have my server outside the router > or is my only option to put the server behind a router?
You're talking about putting the server _outside_ of your firewall/router? Are you sure you could make that work? Most people don't have multiple public IP addresses given to them by by their ISP. You're worried about the route that traffic would take between to your server and your internal clients, like SBs and a web browser. It shouldn't have to travel across the Internet if the routing is correctly configured. You'd be much better off placing the server behind the router and using port forwarding to allow outside traffic to contact the server. That may be difficult to make secure, but it's infinitely more secure than leaving the server on the outside of your router. If your router isn't capable of doing this then you might want to invest in a firewall/router that can. A nice little unit for about $150 is the Zyxel ZyWALL 2 Plus: http://www.yesmicro.com/Item.aspx?sku=71286DTD For implementing security, it depends on what you want to accomplish. With the ZyWALL you can open the ports and allow connections from only a single IP address (or a subnet or even an address range). Say to permit yourself to connect to the server from work. You could also use a VPN tunnel through the firewall, which might give you more flexibility to connect from different locations. -- JJZolx Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54008 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
