> 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)
Linux is. you might consider a specific distro like IPcop (www.ipcop.org), you don't need much *nix knowledge, and administration occurs through a web interface > 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..... I don't think it is. Your FW will need to act as a router. I think IPcop supports this. OPtherwise have a look at Smoothwall.org > 3) Obviously, my firewall machine will have to act as a > router, so what is the best software to use to achieve this? See above > 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? Definitely your machine/install... > 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? Use SSH, as a windows client use putty.exe (Google to find it...) Serge
