If you want to leave the W98 box as your web gateway, reset ZA to low local security and medium internet security. Not ideal, I agree, but not everyone in the family is prepared to dump MS. If you use KDE as your desktop, the learning curve is pretty shallow. Check out Mandrake User (www.mandrakeuser.org). P On 18 Mar 2001, at 16:41, Brian wrote: > Hi all > > My home network consists of: > cable modem ->win98 with zone alarm->mandrake 7.2 > Currently I have to shut down zone alarm to access the web from the linux box. > Not the best solution. I know. I've got it backwards. The linux box should be > set up as the firewall but I've only been using it for 8 days and there is a > bit of a learning curve. Any and all other suggestions are welcome. > > Thanks > Brian >
