Re: at home firewall setup

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From: Frederick Artiss
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:57

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Frederick Artiss wrote:
> 
> Easiest thing is to use a linux kernel specially compiled for the job --
> try floppyfw and freesco. Either can run on a 486 without a hard drive,
> and the floppyfw does a great job at seeing 2 identical NE2000
> compatibles (with different IRQ and base address settings of course --
> do this in DOS with the supplied diskettes or move jumpers by hand if
> applicable)
> 
> Mike Walker wrote:
<clipped for brevity>
> > 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.
I forgot to add that some applications are not compatible with
firewalls. Firewalls are in general designed to block outside traffic
that is not a reply to something you sent. And the sending machine has
no way of guessing your IP masquerade scheme in advance. So a lot of
interactive games won't work with them in place. You're going to have to
seriously evaluate your security needs, and probably decide on just
doing a plug-unplug or switch bypass of some sort to connect directly to
the internet when you want to game play, and some scheme for deciding
what on your computer(s) or network you want to be accessible and what
you don't.

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