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To: Zeuspaul who wrote (6584)2/27/1999 6:53:00 PM
From: CatLady  Read Replies (3) of 14778
 
Proxy/NAT/firewall for cable modem?

Here's one of those questions that's probably been asked dozens of times before. I need a high level answer pointing me in the right direction, if you please.

Cable modems have finally arrived in my neighborhood. (advertised anyway) But I'm not going to sign up until I'm satisfied that I have reasonable security in place. I have several PCs hooked up on 10baseT Ethernet. My objectives -

1.) I want to be able to get to the Internet from any of 3 or 4 PCs running Win95/Win98/Win NT.

2.) I don't want anyone from the Internet to be able to get to any of my systems.

I have a PC that could be dedicated to acting as a firewall. What software & OS should I run to make this work? I'm willing to learn Linux if the experts recommend that route. Or I can use NT WS or Server. I wonder if Netware - Intranetware could do the job? ( I used to be a Netware geekette and I'm passibly proficient with NT and TCP/IP stuff.)

BTW, If I have to spend money to make this work I'd rather spend it on software than on hardware.

Thanks,
CL
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