On Wed Aug 16, 2000 at 11:22:14AM -0400, Joseph S. Gardner wrote:
> SOHO server setup scenerio "Firewall from hell"
>
> The object being to keep it simple but keep it secure....
>
> Assuming five computers
> comp A = firewall w/ X NIC's
> comp B = mail server
> comp C = web server
> comp D = workstation D
> comp E = workstation E
>
> also assuming I have dsl modem and one hub
>
> internet connection plugged into DSL modem.
> DSL modem plugged into comp A (firewall)
> Comp A, D & E plugged into hub
> Comp B & C plugged into comp A
>
> this would mean comp A would require 4 NIC's (DSL, comp B, comp C and
> hub)
Why not plug B and C into the hub also? I don't see the advantage to
plugging them directly to the firewall... Consider this:
internet -> dsl modem -> comp a -> hub -> all other computers
You still have comp a (your firewall) between the internet and all of
your machines... hooking up b and c to a is just costing you more work
with getting 4 nics setup instead of 2 (all you really need).
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