[SATLUG] Linux/PMFirewall or Linksys?

[Jeff Edmonson]

I'm assuming you're still running ipchains, using PMFirewall.

I've got a cable connection here, and while the signal comes
to the cable modem, it hits the 1st nic in the Linux box.  The
box is configured to be a server/switch/gateway/router.

The LAN is on eth1 (192.168.xx.xx), the world is on eth0.
out of eth1 the server goes to an 8port 10/100 switch.

On the lan is another linux box, 2 windows machines and a
spot for a laptop.  I've got another machine, that's a spare,
with Linux on it.  I can't see having 4 systems in a house
that only has 3 people in it :-)  At my desk, is the Windows
machine, the server and the laptop.

Regards,
-Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Raul Duran" <rd2p at hotmail.com>
To: <satlug at satlug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 11:34
Subject: [SATLUG] Linux/PMFirewall or Linksys?


> Hi there!
>
> Here's some sort of "moral" question...
> I've been using PMFirewall for NAT and security for a while now.
> While it works great, for some reason I'm kind of interested in
> buying a Cable/Router (Linksys or Netgear).
>
> I was at "Best Buy" last night and found the Linksys at $49.95,
> and that includes a 4-port (5 if you use the uplink) 10/100 switch.
> So I guess it's time to upgrade my OLD 10-mbps hub, but I'm not so
> sure on the router... So...
>
> What's best for home/network security? All comments and opinions
> are really welcome.
>
> TIA &
> Hasta la Vista
> /RD
>
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