[SunHELP] home LAN internet cnx

Mon May 14 09:29:09 CDT 2001

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I have a home LAN consisting of 3 machines connected to a 5 port switch: =
2 pc's that multiboot solaris 7, redhat linux 5.2, and nt 4 and a =
sparcserver 20 running solaris 8.  I just installed the @home cable =
internet service to one of the pc's removed from this lan.  My plans are =
to use the sparcserver 20 as a firewall including the NAT function.  I =
first planned on connecting the cable modem directly to the sparcserver =
20, because I was not sure if it would be secure to connect the modem =
directly to the switch.  I would prefer to connect to the switch because =
the cable run would be easier.  Could anyone tell me if the modem to =
switch connection is possible and any security differences between this =
connection and the modem to sparc 20 connection?   My concern is that =
the 2 pc's could learn internet routes without using the sparcserver 20 =
as the gateway.  thank you.

Sam Labash

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