On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:35:47 +0100, Piers Kittel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hello, > > > If you are really interested in getting security and having some > > functionality hosted yourself (mail/web) then I would strongly > > recommend you consider a DMZ for your hosting. > > > > This can be done a number of ways. But if you can spare an extra > > machine, this would be pretty good and save you about $1,000. > > Install smoothwall or ip-cop on it and you will have a dedicated > > hardware firewall. This is a great place to start. > > > > Now you can leave all your windows boxes on a LAN and host a DMZ as > > well. > > In fact, I'm using Smoothwall right now for the current network, but I > ..try ipcop, over at http://ipcop.org/ , also has a pretty good support list, so I cc. > couldn't find anything to do with DMZ on the router? Although the > ADSL router I have (not used atm, will be using it for the new network > though) does have DMZ, used that without success in the past, although > I'm a bit worried about putting my main PC in the DMZ all the time - I > might want to log in my PC from work. Or I could just forward one > port that SSH uses? > > Cheers for your help > > Piers > > -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
