RE: [OT] Cheapest PC ?

["Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Simple, effective and quite a cheap solution, not your usual UKHA
combination :)=20

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> From: christopher purves [mailto:CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:04 PM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Cheapest PC ?
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> Now if I understand correctly, the adsl is not a problem as=20
> it supports that.
> I have a wag54g wireless router at home that would do nicely=20
> as router-2 and give me wireless for free (at the moment its=20
> simply attached to my green switch).
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> So for fiewall rules....
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> router 1 say lets in http and ftp
> router 2 lets in nothing.
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> I can pinhole by opening a port on router2 to allow webserver=20
> on router-1 network to get access.
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> Nice and also fairly low power compared to my smoothwall I imagine.
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> C
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> >From: "Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Cheapest PC ?
> >Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:50:24 -0000
> >
> >I have NTL cable presented as RJ45, this connects to router 1
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> >Router 1 is configured as a DHCP server and has the MAC of router
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> >with a static IP This creates my "orange" network Router
2 is=20
> >configured without DHCP server as my internal network handles
this,=20
> >router 2 is plugged into the hub on router 1
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> >Cable box ----> Router 1 -----> Router 2 -----> Local
network hub
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> >                    V
> >                DMZ network hub
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> >Router 1 is set to port forward a few ports to the router 2=20
> DMZ address=20
> >for things like rsync
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> >Not quite the same as the smoothwall setup, but works just as
well.
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> >Router 1 effectively controls what comes into the network, router
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> >controls what comes into my "secure" network. Anything
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> >either network is OK, inbound gets blocked either at router=20
> 1 or router=20
> >2 depending on the firewall rules.
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: christopher purves [mailto:CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:25 AM
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Cheapest PC ?
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> > > Can you explain a little more pls ?
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> > > I have BT adsl coming in.
> > > Have green and orange networks
> > > Have portfowarding to both (green and orange dmz) Have
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> > > between green and orange
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> > > Do you think this would support it ?
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> > > C
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> > > >From: "Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxx>
> > > >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Cheapest PC ?
> > > >Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:53:46 -0000
> > > >
> > > >My old smoothwall firewall suffered the same fate, I
> > > replaced it with a
> > > >pair of these
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> > > >http://tinyurl.com/v3sm
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> > > >Not got round to using the USB print server yet, but the
> > > back to back
> > > >routers have kept me on-line and secure so far whilst=20
> allowing an=20
> > > >Internet enabled DMZ to run other people's PC's on until
> > > I've virus checked them.
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> > > >They take up much less space (although in true geek
fashion I've=20
> > > >not disposed of the old PC yet!) and are much quieter.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: christopher purves [mailto:CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 9:47 AM
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Cheapest PC ?
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> > > > > HI All,
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> > > > > My smoothwall firewall pc is giving up the ghost
and I need a=20
> > > > > replacement.
> > > > > Rather than going with something second hand off
ebay I was=20
> > > > > wondering what is the cheapest pc you can buy new
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> > > > > monitor/keyboard/mouse needed etc).
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> > > > > I tried dell of course and you can get one =A3235
delivered.
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> > > > > Anyone know of anything better ?
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> > > > > Chris
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