I connect via Cable Modem or DSL. The only downside is i am open to atacks because am always connected and i miss the old Bong bong of the dial up modem :(
So what do you use?
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I connect via Cable Modem or DSL. The only downside is i am open to atacks because am always connected and i miss the old Bong bong of the dial up modem :(
So what do you use?
I connect via Cable Modem or DSL. The only downside is i am open to atacks because am always connected and i miss the old Bong bong of the dial up modem :(
So what do you use?
If u got cable, then you definately don't want it connected directly to your computer (especially if your using Windows)...
Two options:
1 Gateway server (I think this is the best option because you can mix/match lot's of security methods. The only thing is you need to be somewhat familiar with *NIX or you must at least be willing to learn). If you choose to do it this way, PM me and I'll send you some links that will take you through it step-by-step.
2 Router.
Whether you have a single box or whether you have a LAN, you need something to protect you from the big, bad, fast internet. :)
To find out more, read this post... Hope this helps.
Rev
If u got cable, then you definately don't want it connected directly to your computer (especially if your using Windows)...
Two options:
1 Gateway server (I think this is the best option because you can mix/match lot's of security methods. The only thing is you need to be somewhat familiar with *NIX or you must at least be willing to learn). If you choose to do it this way, PM me and I'll send you some links that will take you through it step-by-step.
2 Router.
Whether you have a single box or whether you have a LAN, you need something to protect you from the big, bad, fast internet. :)
To find out more, read this post... Hope this helps.
Rev
I use gateway server i have proxy in my house lol If you see my name it Says proxy detected
I use gateway server i have proxy in my house lol If you see my name it Says proxy detected
Rev Jazzman,
Could you post those links because I am interested in learning the gateway server option as well. Thank you.
Rev Jazzman,
Could you post those links because I am interested in learning the gateway server option as well. Thank you.
Well, I plug the ethernet cable into the Network Interface Card (NIC). :)
To be more serious:
Cable Modem > Router > Computer.
Well, I plug the ethernet cable into the Network Interface Card (NIC). :)
To be more serious:
Cable Modem > Router > Computer.
Click Here For the information on the Gateway Server for your home.
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Click Here For the information on the Gateway Server for your home.
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LOL great idea with that proxy.LOL
I use telia(swedish aol) adsl.
RoadRunner cable with Linksys router.
I don't use the internet.
Interesting aol gets everywhere i use there CD's as coffe mats
"Catch a new wave its Everyones Internet!"
The original "Just 10 bucks" a month ISP. We offer for 10 bux, 300 megabytes of webspace, UNLIMITED email adresses.
I wus told that the intenet was an evil place..
u no what is evil... My dial up connection.. it must be possesed..
cheers
I use everyone elses connections...<snicker> no not really
I use cable...router...hub....server,pc,pc at my house the server acts as an on the fly network monitor/ honeypot.
Yeah I kinda miss that weird ring the dial-up gave me....That's why I use my brothers computer when I wanna hear that.
Why not just dial (713)554-9114 and listen up!
You know... Someone needs to make a program that will run and play back a modem link initialization... for nostalgia sake...
And whistle!!! heheheheQuote:
:D i use my aol disks as coasters too!
as for security, the router is probably the way to go. not too expensive, either.
@ work, i use a proxy --> switch --> cps
@ home, i really dont have anything worth saving… i think.
What's the Internet?
i used to use a 28.8 then a 56k, but now in on lighning fast broadband, but its creepy, b4 i knew what was happening, not its NIC>cable modem then some thingy in the wall that gives Tv, phone and interent im gonna have to read up on this :P rotfl
preep
coleycole3,
Here are the links... Sorry for the delay. I got held over there a while longer than I expected.
Some are easy to read and some aren't as much so, but I think they are all good. Keep in mind, though... I haven't played with the "single floppy" servers, so I don't really know if I would recomend them (just a thought).
Gateway Server How-To's
BSDs
http://www.vmunix.com/fbsd-book/network.phtml
http://www.schlacter.net:8500/public..._IPFILTER.html
http://www.freebsd-howto.com/HOWTO/Basic-Routing-HOWTO
http://www.jp.daemonnews.org/200109/network.html
http://real.ath.cx/BSDinstall.html
Linux's
http://tech.irt.org/articles/js149/
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue51/nielsen.html
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Firewall-HOWTO-6.html
"Single Floppy" Gateways
http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/
http://www.freesco.org/
Happy hunting, man! :)
Rev
AOL, fastest dial-up around here, don't have many problems with it compared to the local ISP's that I've dealt with. I'm gonna go broadband soon though...well, as soon as it's more affordable. *LOL*
I'm really not sure which is the cheaper way to go. If anyone out there is like me, they have their old systems put up somewhere in a closet or something. I even still have my old 8086 mb. How's that for nastalgia? :)
A gateway server doesn't need to be fast and it doesn't need lots of memory (RAM or diskspace). All I needed to do when I first started was blow the dust out of an old 486, remove the unnecessary stuff (sound card, modem, etc) and shove a couple of network cards in there, and power it up chanting "Come on, baby!" (if you've ignored it for a while, you have to talk extra sweet to her or else she won't warm up to you) :)
Seriously, though... The expense is about the same even if you don't have a system (people give old computers away because they think they aren't any good... after all, it's much too slow for Doh!s, so it must be the machine's fault).
On another note, there's more that you can do with a gateway server. It's only limitations are the limitations of the hardware (as is true of a router, but you can't exactly yank the cover off of a router and add more stuff to it). Still, it's true that the security of a gateway server is ONLY as good as the system administrator makes it (a beginners beware).
I guess it really doesn't matter either way. If someone is content with a router, that's cool. It's certainly better than nothing and it does provide a lot of the protection that a gateway does... for now at least. I use the gateway method because I love a good, learning experience.
Rev
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Originally posted here by Rev Jazzman
On another note, there's more that you can do with a gateway server. It's only limitations are the limitations of the hardware (as is true of a router, but you can't exactly yank the cover off of a router and add more stuff to it). Still, it's true that the security of a gateway server is ONLY as good as the system administrator makes it (a beginners beware).
some routers are easily manipulated by adding modules for different ports. you can pretty much add anything you need.
I connect at my office through T1 :) and at home through modem, though we are working on getting cable.
My mother said "You must have a router in your head, you only let through the things you want". So I just connect the cable modem to one ear through cat5, and a cat5 out of my other ear into the PC. I must get a lot of DATA DUMPS, I spit out binary for up to 4 hours after I disconnect from my personal router.
for home i got dialup (for normal usage) and adsl for my web and mail servers. at work we are getting a frame relay link installed.. i don't know the full specs just yet, but since we've got an isp, its fast enough. as for the dialup side of things, i'm sick of hearing the handshaking so whenever i can i silence it.
regards,
mark.