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Re: [LUG] Network, RedHat 9 to Win 98 to Mac OS X



On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:28:41 +0100, you wrote:

>>
>> Thanks for your reply.........
>> 
>> 1. I cannot afford to lose my connection to Internet from 07;00 hrs to
>> 21:00 hrs weekdays.so all experimenting has to be done outside these
>> hours and connection MUST be up and running 07:00 next
>> morning.......this is why I want to keep USB Green Frog happy where it
>> is !! 
>
>Downtime whilst you're setting up would be a non issue, really.. just plug
>the frog back into the windows box if you've not finished getting the rest
>of the network up and running. There is a firewall on this windows box btw?

I'm using Zonealarm at the moment that seems to offer a decent level
of security also I test my system using www.grc.com "shields
up".....it gives me a clean bill of health and says all my ports are
in stealth mode.
>
>> 2. I have already paid for Mac wireless card.......router....network
>> cards  cables... new video card..........money is becoming tight !!
>
>Well my smoothwall box ran out at about £20 including a new network card -
>it's an old PII and does the job fine. I'd suggest the following (hope this
>makes sense) INTERNET > Frog > Smoothwall box > Linksys widget > Computers.
>This layout will (a) work and (b) offer a sensible level of security.
>
>HTH
>
>Matt


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