[PLUG] Networks and NIC cards...

[J.A. Henshaw]

Alan wrote:

> On Tuesday 19 March 2002 20:14, Philip Wren wrote:
> 
>>Hello once again,
>>
>>            I am setting up a small cluster that is attached to my home
>>network so that I can login for school and other places to work on the
>>small cluster. I have configured both nic card so that the server for
>>the cluster sees them both but now I am wondering about good places to
>>read about the (and bear with me, I am a newbie) the 'bind'ing of
>>services and routing of requests so that they go to the proper places.
>>
>>            I have a Windows machine as my internet gateway with the
>>cluster behind the server to the cluster if that is relevant.
>>
> 
> Take a look at "FloppyFW" via Freshmeat.net.  It has the instructions for 
> setting up a gateway without having to use the flakey MS Gateway code.
> 
> Or you can build your own using "Linux Firewalls" by Robert L. Ziegler. (New 
> Riders Press) He has examples on his web site.
> 

I was just burning an ISO of Mandrake's SNF ( Single Network 
Firewall ) to see how well it does the same.

Anyone else played with it yet?

P.S. Yes, I wrote burning an ISO!  Anyone know where the 
button is that prevents software from making an ISO on your 
disk into an ISO on your CD?
ARRRGH!!
Anyone need a few coasters?

;)



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