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Re: cable modem access
From: David Lang <dlang () diginsite com>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 16:35:11 -0700 (PDT)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- For my cablemodem I setup a linux box with masquerading (many->1 NAT) and am comfortable with using that for my firewall. (I have since added a couple of proxys from the FWTK to allow me to connect in from the outside, but that may be a special case). The problem you will run into is that whatever platform you use for the firewall, you will face a learning curve and the first version will probably not be secure. There are HOWTO's included with every Linux distribution that give you fairly good step-by-step instructions on what you need to do. You should also get general books on firewalls to learn why you are doing what you are doing (assuming you don;t already have that knowledge). As you are learning, take the time to compleatly blank the system when you go to re-do it in case someone has gotten in in the meantime. David Lang On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, twalls - Troy Walls wrote:
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:50:21 -0500 From: twalls - Troy Walls <twalls () acxiom com> To: "'firewall-wizards () nfr net'" <firewall-wizards () nfr net> Subject: cable modem access I know this group is dedicated to helping network administrators with firewall issues that they deal with at their workplace, however, I have a slightly different twist on my problem. It is not directly workplace related. I have a cable modem at home. I have some concerns about the security of the setup. I have this installed on a stand alone machine whose only function is internet access. I want to change that and put three other machines on the cable modem through a network. I have installed Cat 5 cable, and purchased a 10/100 hub for this activity. I have considered a linux server as a front end and firewall, however, it will be a learning experience to get it up an running. Is it the best option as a firewall? Are there better options? I have a win95, a win98, and a NT4.0 workstation that I want to put behind a firewall. My question is how can I protect those machines. I have another machine that I can use as a firewall box. I just don't know what is available for my type of arrangement. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Troy Walls Acxiom Corp. 501-336-2865 twalls () acxiom com
"If users are made to understand that the system administrator's job is to make computers run, and not to make them happy, they can, in fact, be made happy most of the time. If users are allowed to believe that the system administrator's job is to make them happy, they can, in fact, never be made happy." - -Paul Evans (as quoted by Barb Dijker in "Managing Support Staff", LISA '97) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBNxUmMj7msCGEppcbAQEeBAf/Zh+2V7S90gsoJVEphbeDCnfpXm7AcCxj fDoCbaDDxqmRBLfFx92L5+XALPZV6QeqcOi5+6BTOy7OIkOGMOhqar7AoXVSY3h/ Nah0x6DDh8h47io6Itw6XtqGjDBZyRDw1kOiv85oZuA/gPC6S4IexSUpDflacp8H nSCDkLR8unzN//L5salFFr5aRrDT4B4pHk7SJ+SeufS0N9CyWvNyXMpQ5tkudm2d F3hc+E2hKqcJ1IGVIQr2uzny0XX2OHhCWUVuBHgAfettYTgDoYDt5WOplOANs+6D HSaVsOaXZFLoG/rfWTTa3eXBKxBVc3wDIMSqdsx6QuMSN0LMpUkeUg== =He9Y -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Current thread:
- cable modem access twalls - Troy Walls (Apr 14)
- Re: cable modem access Asmodeus (Apr 15)
- Re: cable modem access David Lang (Apr 15)
- Re: cable modem access Bennett Todd (Apr 15)
- Re: cable modem access Kevin T. Shivers (Apr 15)
- RE: cable modem access Joe Ippolito (Apr 17)
- RE: cable modem access dreamwvr (Apr 18)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: cable modem access Ryan Russell (Apr 15)
- Re: cable modem access Joseph S D Yao (Apr 17)
- Re: cable modem access Technical Incursion Countermeasures (Apr 15)
- RE: cable modem access Frank W. Keeney (Apr 15)
- RE: cable modem access Jason Axley (Apr 17)
- Re: cable modem access John Lombardo (Apr 22)