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Thanks
Paul - this kind of helps....
I
suppose my concerns with the Firewall are that I want to be able to access
the
machine from work, - only for MP3, and Homeseer, but at the same time I
don't
want to let anyone to come in and destroy what's on the
machine.
I
know
that network security is a huge can of worms to open, and I know its *only*
a
home pc, but I would rather keep it secure!!
I
was
thinking about upgrading to XP - so that may be the answer, and it could
then
kill 2 birds with one stone.
Ta
Daniel
HI,
Although I am one of the lucky ones in that I have cable, I get a dynamic
address. However using something like no-ip.com I can run a server on it
and
see homeseer. Because I use M$ messenger a lot for the laptop I have used
XP
Pro as the firewall machine. This allows messenger to work fully, Video and
Auido to any machone behind it.
I don’t now
if XP’s
firewall is floor less but it seems to work for me. And some of the port
scanners out there tell me its working ok.
It is very simple
to
hook up, as long as you don’t have other servers in your network
providing
DNS, DHCP.
Hope this
helps.
Paul
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Sent: Thursday, January 17,
2002 2:15
PM
Subject: [ukha_d] ADSL - connecting /
Distributing
Hi
all
I have
decided to take the plunge and get ADSL, and am going to connect
with
Eclipse
Internet.
Anyhow
this is a "wires only" install, and not being a networking whizz
kid,
I have a
few questions:
1, This
service has a static IP option, if I opt for this, and enable
my
Homeseer
web Interface, can I then access remotely over ADSL? -
connecting
to the
x.x.x.x:8080 (Homeseer is on port 8080)
2, I need to consider security on this
connection, I have been using Zone
alarm on my Dial up, is this good enough to use on
ADSL, or should I be
considering something a little more heavy duty?
3,
Sharing this connection, - I have looked at the Vigor ADSL USB
router,
that
also
includes a firewall, would there be a noticeable
performance
difference, between using the Win2k network sharing
and the router - I have
2/3 PCs max.
4, Currently my Phone line is shared
round the house using a patch panel, -
on this basis can I get away with using 1 splitter,
and then feeding the
relevant
signals from this into the patch panel, thus removing the need
for
lots of
ADSL port splitters? - has anyone tried this?
Anything else I should be thinking
about?
Thanks
Daniel
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