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Re: DLINK DSL 504 Linux

From: dan carter <hedonist_at_win.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 21:10:36 +1300
Message-ID: <3E1BDCFC.10200@win.co.nz>

Leigh Wanstead wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I got a DLINK DSL 504 yesterday. I want to know how people use it on
> Linux in a secure way?
>
> I plan to disable NAT in the router, and enable DMZ to route all
> traffic to a computer A. Computer A will get two network cards. One
> network card connect to one port of a DLINK DSL 504. Another network
> card connect to my home network switch. I will run Redhat Linux 8
> firewall on computer A. And web server on computer A too using dynamic
> DNS service.

Why have two network cards in the linux box? Why not just plug
everything into your home network switch? You can still have the linux
box firewalling the connection without the need for extra network cards.

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