Kelsey The idea of a router between the cable and the linux box came from someone at work who uses just a router and its software has no firewall box. I felt that a firewall system would be better.
What you put between the linux box and the other computers - a router or hub? Andrew ---- kelsey hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello > > > > I am about to put together a home based network that is connected to > > a cable modem. My initial thoughts are to connect a router to the > > cable modem and then a linux firewall box to the router. I would then > > connect a hub or router to the linux firewall. The other computers > > would then connect to the router. How does this approach sound? Would > > it help make the system more secure than just using a router as the > > firewall only? > > using a consumer-grade NAT box as a firewall isn't really using a > firewall at all. What I'd do, if I were in your situation, is this: > > cable ----- linux ------ switch > modem box | || | > | || | > other boxes > > You can set up a simple firewall on the linux box to protect the rest of > your machines, and also do NAT. iptables is great. > > Definitely using the nat box alone isn't a secure idea. The scenario I > mentioned above, however, is probably the best, as you're only doing NAT > once, and the firewalling capabilities of linux vastly outweigh those of > the silly nat boxes. > > I've done this setup for a number of years without any trouble > whatsoever (aside from the deficiencies arising from NAT on the internal > network, but those are to be expected). > > Good luck, > -Kelsey > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
