nope, no good without an external (ethernet) modem either.

His current choices appear to be

1. get an external modem, and he can do what he wants after that
(linux/linksys router/windows/whatever).

2. add another nic to you me box, use me as your NAT box (and live in
fear)

FWIW, I have used the linksys product and like it, but it falls short of a
linux box when you start getting "fancy" with your net config.

Also. I too thought about using a *bsd for my new firewall decided a bsd
newbie setup is probably less secure (and harder to maintain) than a linux
ipchains solution if you have linux experience and other linux boxes)

merry xmas
charles

On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, Johnson, Richard (NY Int) wrote:

> Your best bet would be to look at Linksys's product line. They have a 4 port
> and a 8 port router/hub/firewall combo for DSL and Cable modems. The 4 port
> device allows you to connect up to 254 devices to 1 DSL line. (Obviosuly, by
> casdcading Hubs off of one another.) To configure the box simply requires a
> browser, it is not OS specific.
> 
> Just Trying to be a Team Player.....
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         Jerry Human [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 8:47 AM
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      ADSL Network
> 
> Hello Good People:
> 
> I hope everyone is still having a very good Christmas holiday. I guess I
> am because I got the present for my October birthday just in time for
> Christmas. My ADSL was hooked up a little over a week ago. Now I'd like
> to network all my computers together including sharing the ADSL. What I
> have is a Compaq Presario 700 mhz Celeron with Windows ME and an
> internal TI ADSL LAN adapter on Ameritech (Prodigy) DSL, a 566 mhz
> Celeron generic computer and a 486DX50 and a couple of printers, a
> flatbed scanner and a digital camera.
> 
> I've noticed that I can get 10/100 tx PCI nic's for $4 and up and 10/100
> tx 5 port hubs for $35 and up. I've also heard that the best firewall OS
> is OpenBSD and I'm currently running Red Hat 6.2, waiting for 7.2 to be
> released. Since I'm so new to all this, I'd like to get a little advice.
> 
> What I want is a Linux network connected via a hub to Windows boxes and
> Red Hat X.2 boxes connected to ADSL through a Linux firewall (or
> ipchains). Ok people, I'm sitting down and got my seatbelt on so let me
> have it. What is wrong with this setup and what would you do, you don't
> need to be gentle.
> 
> Thank you and Happy New Year.



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