Hi everyone,
I've been reading this mailing-list for a while now, and it seems that you guys are
probably the best group to ask in regards to security, so I thought that i'd fire a
few at you...
O.k., basically I'm trying to set up a good, secure home network which is connected to
the Internet via an ADSL line. At the moment i've got a machine that will be my
firewall, a machine that will act as my DHCP / DNS / VPN...... server and finally
another machine that can be only used as a client with Linux on it..
i.e.
INTERNET ----------------ADSL Modem------Firewall Machine-------HUB--------Server
|____
Linux Client.
My questions are these:
1) What is the best operating system / firewall software combination to use on the
firewall machine? (I think i'd prefer to use a MS product though)
2) My ADSL line which connects to the firewall uses USB, so is it still a router?
since it doesn't have 2 NIC's.....
3) Obviously, my firewall machine will have to act as a router, so what is the best
software to use to achieve this?
3) I've got Win 2000 Server as my server machine, but I can't seem to Install any
Anti-Viral software or Firewall software... Is this just my machine, or is it a
problem with Win 2000?
4) If I want to make my network secure, is there any other products I should invest
in, besides Anti-Virus and Firewall software?
5) Lastly, what would I need (besides telnet) to use to access my Linux box from the
server securely? (If the server is an MS-OS) would Exceed do it?
Well, That's enough questions!
Thanks for your help in Advance...
Andy.
