If you are interested in cheap cheap, get another NIC for one of your computers (I have seen them for $9.95) and configure that one as a firewall - passing on packets to your other computer attached to the new NIC. You can use a crossover cable to directly connect the NICs in the two computers, thus avoiding the cost of a HUB. On 6/24/05, Dotan Cohen wrote >On 6/24/05, Scot L. Harris <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Fri, 2005-06-24 at 12:46, taharka wrote: >> > Scot L. Harris wrote: >> >> > >The hardware router/firewalls are very cheap and easy to setup. You >> > >should be able to find a linksys, netgear, or dlink router for $50.00 or >> > >less. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > A better solution for a hardware router/firewall is, a stand alone >> > computer with two or more nics running m0n0wall. Check out the m0n0wall >> > project at: http://m0n0.ch/wall ;-) >> >> There are some benefits to creating your own firewall using a dedicated >> computer. However the drawbacks, particularly for new linux users, >> include added cost, complexity, and difficulty in setting it up to say >> nothing of the additional admin time it takes to properly administer >> such a firewall. On the plus side it will provide a finer granularity >> and control over what goes through the firewall. >> >> For new users it is simply easier, cheaper, and less headaches to get an >> off the shelf dedicated router/firewall. They take virtually no time to >> setup and provide very good security with little additional work >> required of the end user. >> >> Most end users don't really want to spend most of their time monitoring >> and caring for a firewall. Most simply want to use other applications >> and have access to the Internet. >> >> >> -- >> Scot L. Harris >> webid@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> NEVER swerve to hit a lawyer riding a bicycle -- it might be your bicycle. >> > >The last thing that I want to do is introduce a THRID computer to >this. I'm not about to go out and invest in a router, so what would be >the best way to go about doing this with the equiptment that I have? >Can this be done with Samba? I'm about to go archive-diving now, but >if anyone has any advise they'd be willing to share, I'm all ears. Er, >well, eyes,.... > >Dotan >English-Lyrics.com >English Song Lyrics > >-- >fedora-list mailing list >fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
