On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:59:05 +0100 "Jamie Fowlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> studiouisly spake these words to ponder:
> Don't know if this question is appropriate here, but here goes! > > I want to configure the Mandrake Single Network Firewall in my LAN. We have > cable-modem access (cisco router) with a fixed ip address (212.51.61.xxx) > > Internet access is acquired with a second ip address on the server/gateway > 212.51.61.xxy) connected to the cisco router > We want to run various servers (an IIS/NT4 box and Linux-Mandrake) > > We use a LAN config... 10.10.10.1 etc. connected to a second NIC on the > server and a switcher. > > Present setup: > > Internet <----> ROUTER (212.51.61.xxx) <-------> NT Server NIC 1 > (212.51.61.xxy) > NT Server NIC >2 (10.10.10.1) <-------> Linux/PCs(10.10.10.n) > > (Windows NT is running WINROUTE lite to handle portmapping) > > > Desired: > > > Internet <----> ROUTER (212.51.61.xxx) <-------> Linux FIREWALL NIC 1 > (212.51.61.xxy)---->All servers/PCs (10.10.10.n) > > > Question: Is it absolutely necessary to have two NICs in my firewall box? > One for the outside connection (212. etc) and another to handle the LAN > (192.168. etc)? Or can I manage the entire steup with one NIC? > > Thanks, in advance for any advice or direction to some documentation on > configurations for Firewalls while you can run that setup with just one nic in the Mandrake box your performance will naturally improve with the second nic. One in and one out. -- daRcmaTTeR --------------------------------------------------------------------- If at first you don't succeed do what your wife told you to do the first time! Registered Linux User 182496 Mandrake 8.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:05pm up 14 days, 4:54, 1 user, load average: 0.77, 0.81, 0.65
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