[Tfug] Somebody else's firewll

[ewf]

As a secondary issue,
                 The DSL/Cable Co wants to charge you per box that you 
connect to their modem.
can you tell them you're connecting "one" box that has firewall and 
gateway for the other
boxes in back of it? I'm the only user of several boxes so my packet 
traffic should look
like a single user anyway.

                                                                                                                       
Erich

Angus Scott-Fleming wrote:

>On 10 Jul 2005 at 14:34, ewf  wrote:
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>>Do  you  trust it?
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>I always use my own, I use IPcop (http://ipcop.org) with a few tweaks.
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>>      I'm talking about the average consumer who wants to subscribe to
>>cable or DSL. They provide a box that comes with the installation, (or
>>so I understand), that stops unauthorized connections to your box(es)
>>on the other side. 
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>>      I'm building up a box in my shop right now and I wonder if it's
>>worth the effort to install two NIC's such that I have a barrier
>>between me and the cable/DSL company. 
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>Absolutely.  NO questions asked.  I would not expose a non-firewall machine of 
>any type directly to the Internet without a firewall in place.  Dedicated box 
>when there's a LAN inside the connection.
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>For Windows laptops I use either ZoneAlarm or Outpost, what is there similar for 
>Linux?
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>Angus Scott-Fleming
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