Re: cable modem access

[Asmodeus <asmodeus () benshaw com>]

On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, twalls - Troy Walls wrote:

> 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.

 Linux and masquerading work well (we do it here with a dialup line), and
a friend of mine uses Sygate (http://www.sygate.com)--Windows software
which to my knowledge is just masquerading, and he likes it.

.Shawn