in english? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Devine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 2:23 PM Subject: Re: LAN Firewalling
> Hi, You put two Nics in so one connects to your switch witch is > connected to your machines, The other nic is connected to you ADSL hub > thing. But if you Adsl/Dialup is not a hub/switch you only need one nic > card in your Firewall/Gateway that connects to your machines. > > > > -- > |Ben > > > +----------------------------+ > | http://devine.orcon.net.nz | > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > +----------------------------+ > > Justin Soong wrote: > > So a Ipcop machine needs two NIC's. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Christopher Sawtell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 11:06 AM > > Subject: Re: LAN Firewalling > > > > > > On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 23:30, you wrote: > > > >>looks like gibraltar needs a hiher spec computer than Ipcop > > > > > > Yes, in particular you need a reasonably new CDROM drive which can read CD-R > > disks and go reasonably fast. > > > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Christopher Sawtell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 11:23 PM > >>Subject: Re: LAN Firewalling > >> > >>On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 21:57, you wrote: > >> > >>>Reading the IP cop faq, it says I needs a whole computer to run ipcop. > >> > > is > > > >>>ipcop a distro or what. > >> > >>In effect IPCop is a very special distro. It's a firewall distro. > >> > >>You might like to look at Gibraltar too. > >> > >>http://www.gibraltar.at/ > >> > >> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: "Christopher Sawtell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Justin Soong" > >>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 9:42 PM > >>>Subject: Re: LAN Firewalling > >>> > >>>On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 20:50, Justin Soong wrote: > >>> > >>>>Hello guys, > >>>> > >>>>I am planning to home network serveral Windows Computers @ my home. > >>>>I'll > >>> > >>>be > >>> > >>> > >>>>using a ADSL router and a switch to share a connection. > >>>> > >>>>Will I be able to use a Linux computer as a firewall for the Windows > >>>>Machines? > >>> > >>>Yes. > >>> > >>>http://ipcop.sf.net/ > >>> > >>> > >>>>I'm new to Linux and can someone explain how this firewalling > >>>>business works. > >>> > >>>In a sentence or three: The firewall examines each data packet to see if > >>>you want to allow it to get past the "gate-keeper". The firewall > >> > > examines > > > >>>both the packet and its internal "rule-book". The packets which don't > >> > >>match > >> > >> > >>>up with the rules are not allowed through the firewall and thus into > >> > > your > > > >>>local network, > >>> > >>> > >>>>If you have experience can you tell be whether the firewall > >>>>server would be part of the network or before the hub/switch. > >>> > >>>The firewall always goes between the modem to the Internet and the rest > >>>of your network. All the data has to go through it. > >>> > >>> > >>>>Justin > >>>>(keep warm)brrrrrr.......... > >>> > >>>Got blanket over knees. Ta > >> > > > > -- > > Sincerely etc., > > Christopher Sawtell > > > > > > > >
