John Aldrich wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Apr 2001, you wrote:
>
> > I do have a small network that I want to share DSL with all the boxes. So what
> do you suggest I do?
> >
> You DON'T want to do that!
Are you saying that I don't want to share the DSL with all my boxes or are you
saying I don't want to share a USB modem with all my boxes?
> What you should do is get an ethernet-based Cable/DSL modem and hook it in to a
> Cable/DSL Router. Then hook up the router to your hub (or better a switch.) That
> way you don't leave your entire network open to the entire world!
Sounds like we're talking security here. I intend to setup ipchains on RH 7.0 for
whichever I end up using. As you can probably tell, I am new to networking and DSL
and security. I've asked for suggestions about how to set this up but didn't
really get any responses. Can you tell me the correct way to setup the
DSL/network? Right now I'm trying to establish a network with two Linux/Windows
boxes on a hub so I can share printers and modems. One box has a good 56k modem
that is Linux compatible but I do most of my surfing from the other box since it
is newer and faster. Once established, I will add the other boxes and DSL.
I already have an ADSL account with Ameritech. About a month ago, someone broke in
and stole the Windows box with DSL on it, leaving all my Linux boxes untouched.
Since then, I've been trying to get hardware and software together to get back on
DSL in Linux, so far, no joy. :-(( From what you are saying, it seems like I
should sell the modem I have (SpeedStream 4060 recommended by Ameritech) and get a
DSL modem/router combo unit, since I found several of those. I haven't found any
'ethernet-only' external modems yet.
I am new to all of this. I've been reading a lot of HOWTOS but I'm not sure what
to do or what to do first. Any guidance you can offer would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank you.
Jerry
_______________________________________________
Redhat-list mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
