Thanks for all the tips gents...I will muddle my way thru them till I get what I want...:) Many thanks Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > "Singer XJ Wang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 10/25/99 03:13:16 PM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: (bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) > Subject: RE: [newbie] Re: Home network > > > > > >Do NOT setup Firewall or PROXY, most Cable Provider forbid those servers. > >What you need is a IP Masquerdaging [damnit, I hate spelling] > > I am running my web page from my Linux box via a cable modem. I also use squid > ( http://squid.nlanr.net/ ) to facilitate the other computers in my house using > my cable modem. I read over the fine print in my customer service agreement, > and the only type > of sites expressly forbidden are "commercial" sites. I called MediaOne to > verify. They tell me that they are trying to discourage stuff like "quake > servers" and/or > e-commerce sites. A non-bandwidth hogging site _SHOULD NOT_ be a problem. > Check with _your_ ISP to be sure. > > Good Luck, > Bryan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jaguar > Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 1:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Re: Home network > > > I am running Mandrake 6.0, and I can connect the box to the 'Net using my > cable modem. What I would like to do is make the Linux Box a > firewall/server > for other computer's downstream. I have Samba installed ( but not used > yet ). > What other hardware besides NIC's ie: 5 Port Hub, or ??, would be needed to > do this. Also what kinda of anti-hacking security is available for a setup > like this. > TIA > Jaguar > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at > http://webmail.netscape.com. > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
