On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote:
> Tom,
>
> I read the rest of the thread, and it seems to be be concentrated on the
> Linksys cable/dsl router, but you stated that your only internet option
> is dial-up. So, in an effort to answer your question, here goes:
Thanks
>
> You can pick up an 8-port 10/100 hub for about $50
> (http://www.computers4sure.com/store/Linksys_hubs.asp) . As far as
> network cards go, I have come to like Netgear cards. They are well
> supported under both Linux (as a Tulip card) and Windows.
>
> As for the internet gateway, read up on diald. You can set one system up
> as the default route for the other, and when the client system wants
> something on the `net, the gateway box will dial on demand. If you're
> going to do this, I would also suggest reading up on firewalls, as well.
> A popular misconception is that script-kiddies only go after always-on
> connections. Truth be told, they like other peoples dial-up connections
> just as well, since it makes them that much harder to trace.
No kidding. I've got potrsentry running and I detect at least one port
scan/hour. I've also seen a couple of MUCH more sophisticated attacks. I got
"rooted" a couple of weeks ago when I was dailed in with no defenses up at all
(but I was whatching my log). This guy made himself an account in less than a
minute.
I know about IP masquerading and plan to play with, but that several bullets
down on the to do list. But you're dead on in what I'm planning. The LAN I
want must be a completely separate thing from the Internet connection. A
modem/switch/hub is out of the question. I can't understand why anyone would
go with a configuration such that once anything was compromised the whole LAN
is threatened. Oh my, the portsentry alarm just went off !! Hmmm, looks like
a simple NETBIOS probe on port 12345. Happens all the time.
> > Just my $0.000135,
> Kenny
>
>
> Tom Rauschenbach wrote:
> >
> > Now that my new Slackware machine is up and running everything my old machine
> > did (and I'm *this* close to getting Oracle up) I want to build my first LAN.
> > I guessing I need a hub and a couple of NICs. Eventually there will be at
> > least one Windows machine on the LAN but for now it will just two Linux PCs.
> >
> > Anybody want to recommend what parts I should get ? Where ? Cable length is
> > not an issue, nor is cable installation.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > TomR
> >
> >
> >
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