[SunHELP] home LAN internet cnx

Mon May 14 10:06:34 CDT 2001

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Roaring penguin will also run on Solaris.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Fogg [mailto:jfogg at vicinity.com]
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:53 AM
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [SunHELP] home LAN internet cnx

I am not familiar with the @home service, but most cable and dsl services
use
PPPoE protocol. Something must act as the PPPoE client (usually software
running in a MSWindows environment.

Choices:
1) Use any of the most excellent "cable/dsl routers" available for under
$100.00
(my favorite, Linksys ;-). This means you don't have to rely on a "pc" to
keep
your internet connection up.

2) Run the raging penguin software for PPPoE under linux and terminate your
cable connection into that box (and run your firewall there for
convenience).
If you have the parts cluttering your house you can build this solution for
zero dollars, but then you must keep a pc running 24/7/365. Also, a power
outage won't bother a "cable/dsl router", but will usually cause filesystem
damage to a *nix boxen.

On Mon, 14 May 2001, THOU SPAKE:
> 
> 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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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Roaring penguin will also run on Solaris.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: James Fogg [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:jfogg at vicinity.com">mailto:jfogg at vicinity.com</A>]</FONT>=

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:53 AM</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: [SunHELP] home LAN internet cnx</FONT>
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I am not familiar with the @home service, but most =
cable and dsl services use
 PPPoE protocol. Something must act as the PPPoE =
client (usually software
 running in a MSWindows environment.

Choices:
 1) Use any of the most excellent "cable/dsl =
routers" available for under $100.00
 (my favorite, Linksys ;-). This means you don't have =
to rely on a "pc" to keep
 your internet connection up.

2) Run the raging penguin software for PPPoE under =
linux and terminate your
 cable connection into that box (and run your =
firewall there for convenience).
 If you have the parts cluttering your house you can =
build this solution for
 zero dollars, but then you must keep a pc running =
24/7/365. Also, a power
 outage won't bother a "cable/dsl router", =
but will usually cause filesystem
 damage to a *nix boxen.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>On Mon, 14 May 2001, THOU SPAKE:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> 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></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Sam Labash</FONT>
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