[SunHELP] home LAN internet cnx

Mon May 14 09:44:31 CDT 2001

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If you have a spare Pentium class PC check out www.gnatbox.com
<http://www.gnatbox.com> .  I used this when I had cable access through
@Home.

Otherwise throw another NIC in your Sparc 20 and then do this:

Cable Modem ----------- Sparc 20 ---------- Switch -----------  PCs

I was using @Home in the Dallas area which didn't use any authentication so
you could go RJ45 directly to the Sparc without any software.  My IP address
didn't change in the 7 months I had the service so I had hard coded it on
the outside NIC.  If your @Home provider uses PPoE look at
www.roaringpenguin.com    

-----Original Message-----
From: sam labash [mailto:sjlabash at psualum.com]
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 9:29 AM
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SunHELP] home LAN internet cnx

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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<DIV><SPAN class=357283214-14052001><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>If you have a 
spare Pentium class PC check out <A 
href="http://www.gnatbox.com">www.gnatbox.com</A>.  I used this when I had 
cable access through @Home.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357283214-14052001><FONT color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357283214-14052001><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Otherwise throw 
another NIC in your Sparc 20 and then do this:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357283214-14052001><FONT color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357283214-14052001><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Cable Modem 
----------- Sparc 20 ---------- Switch -----------  PCs</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357283214-14052001><FONT color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=357283214-14052001><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>I was using @Home 
in the Dallas area which didn't use any authentication so you could go RJ45 
directly to the Sparc without any software.  My IP address didn't change in 
the 7 months I had the service so I had hard coded it on the outside NIC.  
If your @Home provider uses PPoE look at 
www.roaringpenguin.com    </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> sam labash 
  [mailto:sjlabash at psualum.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 14, 2001 9:29 
  AM<BR><B>To:</B> sunhelp at sunhelp.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [SunHELP] home LAN 
  internet cnx<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>Sam Labash</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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