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Article #16Re: at home firewall setup
From: munke
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 07:10
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 07:10
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Mike Walker wrote: > I have recently gotten RoadRunner (got sick of slow downloads, can't get > DSL, not moving anytime soon) service from my local TV cable company. I want > to set up a Linux firewall. I have a firewall that comes with its own > version of Linux in mind. The version is called Storm Firewall. My setup is > I have an extra laptop with two PCMCIA card slots with two LinkSys PCMCIA > cards. Currently I know that it is capable of running Linux because it is > running Mandrake. I was wondering if someone can either > > A: > Walk me through the entire process of making sure Linux sees both cards, > getting the cable modem to talk to my Windows ME PC through Linux and then > setup the firewall. I need to be able to have some customization as I find > myself on EverQuest and other client/server type games. I also need the > freedom to play Unreal Tournament with computers outside my own network once > in a while. > > OR > > B: > Point me somewhere that can tell what I am looking for. I have been to > several sites that talk about setting up firewalls but they don't seem to > have exact procedures for the entire process. > > I am computer literate as I am a tech writer. The problem with most of the > stuff out there is that it wasn't written by someone who makes the > assumption that the person looking for the information doesn't know anything > about it. This is the case for me. I know very little about Linux and > nothing about command line stuff. I know even less about firewalls and all > the buzzwords associated with firewalls (ipchains, proxies, etc..). All I > know is that I want to leave my system connected, I want to leave it > protected, and I want to be about to connect to EverQuest and Battle.net > (Diablo 2). > > Thank you, > > Mike > > mwalker at tkg Dot (you know, the cute one) com > If cross posting is a foe-pah, please forgive me but I am looking for > answers and this is one of the few resources I can go to at work. Dude try out a package on freshmeat called floppyfw.....i've used it with cable and dsl connect.... works great without PPPoE.......u can use an old 486 with 2 ISA nics #com 3C509's are kewl..... www.freshmeat.net > floppyfw or www.stormix.com they got a pretty easy to use firewall package. ,.munke
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