Hi, I am proposing to set up a Debian based laptop for a friend. All they need is email and web from a dial-up ISP, so a fairly low-spec PC with KDE from Debian stable is adequate.
I have set up kppp on my laptop, which is similar to one I will get. To make it work I had to install 'sudo', so that an ordinary user can run kppp as root, and I had to remove 'auth' from /etc/ppp/options Anyway, that works fine, and kppp will dial up when I press a button, and disconnect when I press another button. I think I would prefer dial-on-demand though, so I am going to try the instructions here: http://www.davidpashley.com/tutorials/wvdial-pppd-dod.html At home I am on cable, and I have a router box that basically acts as my firewall. I have no 'protection' on any of the machines on my home network, and I rely on the router for this. What should I do to get the appropriate level of protection when I connect directly to the internet with a modem? My friend will not need to run any servers (e.g. ftp or web), but I would like them to have an ssh server so I can get in and administer the box. Thanks for any advice, Andy
