Dumb Question
Brian Kelsay
bkelsay at askpioneer.com
Tue Feb 6 17:16:21 CST 2001
Actually I think the Linksys model with built in 4-port switch is about $99
at Best Buy, $97 with a single port. But you are right, it can all be done
with your old model PC. I know of a place you can get old 3Com NICs for $5,
etc.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Fowler [mailto:chris at ingeniusinc.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:50 AM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Dumb Question
>
>
> Well that's the thing now isn't it? We want Linux to do
> firewall duty on
> our old junky hardware so we don't have to buy the Linksys or
> the Netgear or
> whatever $200-black-box-solution ya wanna buy. We are
> techies. We can't help
> it.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Brouhard [mailto:jbrouhard at home.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:36 AM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Dumb Question
>
>
> > Sorry Gene,
> >
> > I can't help you, but I'm hoping you can help me..... I'd
> be interested in
> > knowing what you used for network properties, particularly DNS,
> > on your Win
> > box behind the gateway... (you have one, right?)
> >
> > I'd also be interested in looking at your ipchains
> script....I've been
> > trying to set up ipchains and ipmasq on the Comcast at home
> network here in
> > Independence for about a month now...
> >
>
> Okay.. as seeing everyone's been complaining about Comcast at HOME in and
> around Independence...
>
> My recommendation: Get a LinkSys Cable/DSL Router. They work
> wonders for me
> (They have NAT Firewalls in them, and an internal DHCP
> server. they're
> prefect for my needs, and provide security for my network).
> I no longer run
> a Linux server, but that may change in the future.
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