At 09:58 PM 04/16/00 -0700, Warrl wrote:
(2) Construct a firewall with two network cards. One network card will use an address given to you via your ISP. The other card will have an address in 192.168.0.X and be connected to your existing network.
That probably makes the most sense, although it means that I couldn't run a server on an internal machine. Seems like I could still setup the firewall on the machine that has two NICs, and still use real IP numbers (since I would have them anyway.) That would be more educational as I'd probably learn more quickly about ipchains -- and I might learn more about the importance of backing up ;-)
If you ever decide you want to make a service public, you have three approaches available: ... (c) use another one of your five addresses for a separate server.
Is that what is called a "DMZ"?
What would people recommend about DNS? Should I run my own primary DNS, or should I pay the ISP (PacBell in my case here in California) to handle the DNS.
I seriously doubt that it makes sense to pay for publically-accessible DNS service if you don't have any publically-accessible servers. Your existing DNS setup sounds fine to me.
Control is the issue, of course, plus the fun of learning. I would run a web server, and provide ssh access for when I'm not at home. I'd also like to deal with my own mail. Why pay an ISP to do all that for $30 USD a month when I can do it myself for $80 a month? ;) Thanks for your comments! I appreciate all the help. Bill Moseley mailto:moseley@hank.org -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/