[Ham-Computers] Setting up home network

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

The 200 MHZ is not a Pentium 2 Phil, it is just a Pentium. The two started
where, 333 or 400 MHZ?	
	
When did you add a hardware router? is that RS one?	
	
I've got $20 wagered that Phil crashes and burns and has to reformat!

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From: Dale Miller <stpatrick3 at twlakes.net>
To: Computers or other used for amateur radio communications or experimenting
<ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Setting up home network
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 6:50 PM

Philip Atchley wrote:

> Hello Duane,
>
> Before I ordered the DSL, I very carefully checked all the hardware 
> requirements.  There isn't any problem with either machine in that 
> area.  This one greatly exceeds their suggested "minimums" of a 166 
> MHz Pentium with 64 MB RAM (this is a 600 MHz Pentium III with 
> 256MB).  Rachel's "Email Machine" is a 200MHz Pentium II with 64MB, so 
> it meets or exceeds the minimums.
> I could have BOTH machines tied to the router and access the Internet 
> directly, but I plan to set it up so that my machine is the "server" 
> and Rachel's machine is a "Work station".  That way everything will be 
> first routed through my firewalls and virus scanner before she sees 
> it.  That also lets me virus scan her machine etc remotely.  I did 
> that last night and with my machine scanning her machine remotely it 
> went so much faster than when I scanned it directly from her machine 
> (guess it relieves her slow processor of a lot of work).  The two 
> machines are tied together with what is called "fast Ethernet" ports, 
> 100MBs vs the older 10MBs.
>
> Anyway, there are still a few bugs to be worked out in the networking, 
> but it's working.  The DSL service won't be activated until the 20th 
> of this month, at which time I'll have to change the Email settings.
>
> I got a couple nice Emails from Aaron Hsu giving me some tips. I told 
> him I didn't understand how SBC could offer the "DSL Express Service", 
> which is one grade higher (faster) than their entry level DSL service, 
> for the same price as dial-up.  He said he has the same service and 
> basically it doesn't cost SBC any more to offer the DSL than it does 
> dial-up.  You need a modem for either service, and  effectively this 
> relieves the load on the regular telephone lines as you're not tieing 
> up a line.   Since SBC is the telephone company, that makes sense to me.
>
> Yes, I have firewalls in place, effective virus scanning and a 
> hardware router.  On top of that. SBC has quite effective virus 
> scanning in place on their end.  Since I've switched to them I haven't 
> seen any viri come through at all as it's all scanned at their server 
> also!  But like they tell you, you still need to run up to date virus 
> scanners on your own machine.
>
> 73 de Phil  KO6BB

Phil what hardware router do you have?
If you have a D-Link or Linksys there is a NAT firewall built into them.
And if you set it up correctly it should allow you to surf and still be 
stealth mode.
You can check your firewall here www.grc.com
And I wouldn't install SBC's cd that comes with your package if you want 
your machine not to bog down.
If you have any questions email me.

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Cheers & 73's
Dale Miller, KC2CBD
Tennessee
Ham Operator since 1997
Member of YahooPipesmokers and ASP since February 2005

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