On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 08:53:56AM -0500, Dean MacIsaac Jr. wrote: > HUH?????????? I have a cable modem if that means anything... so I couldn't assign >it a static IP...
Actually, my recommendation for cable modem users is to run, don't walk, to a local computer store and buy a Linksys firewall/router. Assign your systems static IP addresses and let the Linksys box do the NAT (Network Address Translation) for you. It will pick up the dynamic IP address from your provider, and the PC(s) - be they separate machines or separate OS instances on one PC - will all have statically assigned addresses. You'll get the advantage of the additional security withthe firewall and the extra bonus of being able to support multiple systems at home and allow you a method of running some services at home that you couldn't do otherwise (virtual hosting in Apache is one that comes to mind). I have my home systems behind a Linksys firewall and have static host names, run web and e-mail servers at home, and allow incoming ssh sessions so that I can read my e-mail from work. The box doesn't *have* to be a Linksys, but I know they work. Other vendors also have decent solutions. All that said, I don't know what caused your Gnome panel to crash... -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
