<DIV>How I would do it:</DIV>
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<DIV>{}{}internet{}{}<--->[ADSL Router with filtering and NAT]<--->[hub]<--->{}inside machines and printers{}</DIV>
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<DIV>give the machines their 10.0.0.x's or 128's and then there's no chance anyone can address them specifically from the outside. </DIV>
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<DIV>be careful with the dual boot, it's good for emergency, but if they're shying away from their new software they might just stick with what they're more comfortable with.</DIV>
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<DIV>the other thing i was wondering is: do they have a shared drive for storing their documents? they're not going to have lettered drives anymore are they?..will this be a problem?</DIV>
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<DIV>i hope that the project works out. i'm sure they're be a little growing pain but in the end i think you're doing them a huge service by saving them from M$'s limitations and licensing fees and giving them (hopefully) a better understanding of their IT resources.</DIV>
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<DIV>one day they'll learn to read Man pages and HOWTOs and they'll be that much better off for it.</DIV>
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<DIV>it's not THAT hard, anyway. i have every confidence they'll adapt.</DIV>
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<DIV> <BR><BR><B><I>James Gibbon <jg@jamesgibbon.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 21:15:38 +0100<BR>Michael Leuty <MIKE@LEUTY.NET>wrote:<BR><BR>> James and Peter suggested a separate firewall unit.<BR>> <BR><BR>I didn't suggest a separate firewall unit, although that's a good solution<BR>if you don't mind spending a bit of money! You could set up a firewall<BR>and NAT (network address translation) on one of the PCs, which would<BR>become an 'Internet server' and share internet access with the other<BR>two PCs. I did exactly this with shorewall myself until I bought my NAT<BR>router (see below), and it worked nicely.<BR><BR>> I will probably get a firewall/router unit to replace the existing simple<BR>> hub. We can then have a trusted network and turn off all the software<BR>> firewalls on the PCs. (Yes?)<BR>> <BR><BR>Yes, that's what I've done (NAT router with built-in firewall) - works well<BR>and allows me to play with my main
desktop machine without depriving<BR>my other two boxes of Internet access.<BR><BR>Regards<BR>James<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Nottingham mailing list<BR>Nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/nottingham<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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