Folks, Thanks for the replies and my apologies for taking so long to get back to you. As you can see, this might just take me awhile. :) I know I will have more questions, but, I'll keep track of what I do. Someone might make use of it. Now, a few answers to your questions... > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Konstam > I am suspicious , however, about your having a web server on your LAN if > you mean to serve the rest of the world. My mythology is that DSL ISPs > don't like to have web service clogging up their DSL lines. And they > arrange the DSL speeds to make that less viable. The web server is to serve internally only for 'play' amongst the family members. > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim > > In addition, it would be nice to have another Linux box (Pentium III) > > acting as a web/db/file server. I plan to use Apache and Oracle for > > this. > > You can run a server on the same machine, but it's generally > a bad idea > to make a firewall dual-purpose. An exploit in one of the other > services could be used to kill the firewall. Stand-alone > firewalls are > the most secure way to do it (whether they're a computer or a > dedicated > hardware box). PII will be for the firewall only and the PIII will be for the server(s). > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim > Do not regard a modem/router as a firewall, unless it specifically > offers that feature, and you enable it. I've seen a few that > try to be > helpful and pass incoming connections through to the LAN (so that > clueless users can swap files, etc., without needing to know anything > about special configuration of their gear). The DSL Modem has some very rudimentary settings but, I was more interested in learning how to do this with a standa-alone box. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Haney > I'd almost use MySQL or something a little > lighter to reduce resource usage on it. I was planning on Oracle because I am used to it; as a user and as a DBA. But, I will have to keep MySQL in mind. And finally, thanks to Les and John for the links. I will include them in my 'edumecation'. Michael The information contained in this message and any attachment may be proprietary, confidential, and privileged or subject to the work product doctrine and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and deleting it and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you.
