Re: [Sheflug] Re: BNC Network Question

[Matthew Collins <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2002-04-29 at 18:06, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> Darrell
> 
> > I'm planning on networking three machines in my house with BNC
> > cable (mainly because I've already got BNC cables). I'm gonna have
> > my linux machine as the server and gateway and use samba to file
> > share between my laptop and the computer downstairs. 
> 
> Cut the Samba any other thought of your gateway as a server.  You are 
> helping the hacker/cracker to get into your systems.  Remember to use 
> iptables or ipchains.  Make sure you use all the latest updates.

This is rubbish. You are no more insecure running samba on your gateway
machine, than you are not. As long as it is set up correctly. Run a
firewall, you will need iptables for masq support anyway. Make sure that
samba only listens on the network interface, and won't broadcast over
the external interface and to the outside world, it might as well not be
there.
This is how I am running my small home network, and that is on
permanently (oh the wonders of ADSL).
Just remember, the more services you run on your machine, the more
vunrable it will be. Make sure you lock them down.
If you want advice on that, just post here. We'll be more than happy to
help you. Is it a dialup connection? What other services do you want to
run? The more information the better really.
> 
> >I have a
> > question though. If, for example, the laptop isn't on the network.
> > Can the downstairs computer still use my linux machine as a
> > gateway?

Yes. I'm presuming you've used BNC before, as you've already got it
setup, so you know about T pieces and termination etc.

Good luck, just post here if you need any more help, what services to
run etc.
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