Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2358 mails)

[tjhanson@xxxxxxxxxx (Tim Hanson)]

I just got my SuSE 6.2 disks and updated from 6.1.  I have a couple of
Linux computers plus a couple of Windows computers sharing files with Samba
on a home network.  It all works fine.

I have been using a dial-up connection to an ISP with Linux, plus a
separate dial-up connection for my Windows machines. Since the connection
is so slow I didn't feel the need to run everything through the Linux
box.    

This Thursday they are coming out to install my cable modem. They have
instructed me to have a Windows computer available so they can install and
test the line.  From there I am on my own as far as Linux is concerned.

I need to use Linux on a dedicated old Pentium so Windows and Linux
computers will share the cable connection.  I need to keep the crackers
out.  I don't even know the terminology surrounding firewalls, filters,
gateways, masquerading, so I don't even know what I am looking in
resources. 

Is there a resource on one of those six CDs which will take me through this
step by step?

-*+3


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