I would suggest using linux as your router. Set up IP Masq on it and a firewall.
IPChains maybe? I personally steer away from MS systems for security. But that's IMO.
Connect your USB ADSL router to linux and set that as your external interface. And
your network card is your internal trusted interface.
As for accessing your 2K server from your linux box. Make sure you have SMB support.
Other than that, as long as you set your firewall up right, you should be fairly
secure connecting to your server over your lan. But 'be paranoid, it's safer'.
That's my bit of advice, take is as you will, there's always someone more knowledgable
out there..
Lee Rich
-----Original Message-----
From: Pearson, Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 30/04/2002 16:08
Subject: Home Security.
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.
