[slinkelist] Some questions/thoughts...

[Ken Geoffrion]

 > The only down side is that the smallest one (which NATs and
   proxies for 10 machines) is about $390 on the street.

Another solution that would be cheaper is to implement Microsoft's
Internet Connection Sharing feature that is integrated into Windows 98 
Second Edition and Windows 2000.  As you can see below, you only need one 
ICS on the "gateway" machine -- your clients can remain the same.  This 
really works surprisingly well.


Excerpt from MS Knowledge base:

Internet Connection Sharing capabilities

Multiple users can gain access to the Internet through a single connection 
using Dial-Up Networking and local networking.

Connected devices receive transparent network configuration using Directory 
Naming Service (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to 
resolve Internet names.

Any IP-attached device can connect, including legacy Windows and non-Windows 
clients, Microsoft Windows 98 clients, and Microsoft Windows 2000 clients, 
with no additional client software required.

Connected devices and software have comprehensive protocol support. For 
example, you can play Internet games without additional configuration, or 
you can use Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Virtual Private 
Network (VPN) to gain access to your corporate network.




----Original Message Follows----
From: Kurt Albershardt <kurt@nv.net>
To: SlinkE List <slinkelist@nirvis.com>
Subject: Re: [slinkelist] Some questions/thoughts...
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:06:06 -0800

At 09:46 AM 1/25/00 , David Ness wrote:
 >Other products, WinGate is an example, would allow the CDJ on the
 >`HiFi Machine' to use my LAN to reach out to the Net. However, this
 >class of product has proven, in my experience, to be easily open to
 >outside intrusion and thus _very_ dangerous to run, and as a result
 >isn't a practical _solution_ either.

Have you considered a SonicWall?  We have about a dozen of the scattered 
about the country and have had very good luck with them, both in SOHO and 
larger sites.

The only down side is that the smallest one (which NATs and proxies for 10 
machines) is about $390 on the street.



http://www.sonicwall.com/



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