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Posted: April 23 2006,13:35 QUOTE
sounds like you may be worried about someone on the LAN trying to do something? Or someone from the outside ? or both?

To protect the LAN from the inside, use good deadbolt locks, a good security system, a pitbull,  and a shotgun.
To protect the LAN from the outside,  http://www.SmoothWall.org
Problem solved.
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Posted: April 24 2006,05:27 QUOTE
Quote (green @ April 23 2006,09:35)
sounds like you may be worried about someone on the LAN trying to do something? Or someone from the outside ? or both?

To protect the LAN from the inside, use good deadbolt locks, a good security system, a pitbull,  and a shotgun.
To protect the LAN from the outside,  http://www.SmoothWall.org
Problem solved.

Or take a vacation, www.smoothwall.com. :p
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Posted: April 24 2006,13:26 QUOTE
You freaked me out. I thought SmoothWall was gone!!!
http://www.smoothwall.org still works. Phew!
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Posted: April 24 2006,15:44 QUOTE
I downloaded a copy, but haven't installed it yet.  Notice any decline in speed with smoothwall running? I probably don't need it for what I'm doing with DSL, but if there's no tradeoffs.........
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Posted: April 24 2006,20:48 QUOTE
No noticable speed reduction. I have cable broadband access, so it's pretty fast anyway. I also use the web proxy, so i'm sure that helps as well. If you feel like poking around once you get it installed, there is a package that you can install called "Complete Network Control." It's pretty awesome. Let's you make decisions on which port and what IP is allowed to get to you DMZ (if you have one) your Lan and your Wan. It's nice. There are few DSLers around here that use Smoothwall also. They seem to like it. One of them is pretty vocal about it. (you know who you are!)
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