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Skriven 2004-09-26 21:01:25 av Eddy Thilleman (1:261/38.3)
      Kommentar till text 1 av Bat Lang (1:382/61.0)
Ärende: Install of NIC
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Hello Bat,

Sunday 29 August 2004 17:32, Bat Lang wrote to All:

BL> Pursuant to all of the current DSL thread, unto which I have been
BL> lurking, {^; I am on the verge of taking the DSL plunge, but this is
BL> the first time I have ever felt a need for a NIC. I therefore, presume
BL> that a NIC would be a useful precursor to a DSL install?
BL> If so, I will need some basic advice on an OS/2/eCS compatible
BL> recommendation for the hardware...
BL> Plus any advice on installing this puzzlement (to me--my only
BL> 'networking' is in Fidonet and Internet.) {^;
BL> Also, no server, worksta only, thanks, I'm strictly a client. {^;

A DSL modem with an ethernet interface is the most flexible I can imagine, and
also is the easiest for all operating systems, since almost all operating
systems has drivers for an ethernet local area network. A ethernet lan can also
easily be used to give more than one computer access to the internet.

A firewall (and perhaps a virus scanner) is almost mandatory for security
reasons. If you want to connect more than one computer to the internet, then a
router is necessary.
A router can be software running on the computer connected to the internet with
a firewall software running on that computer and that computer must be running
to give the other computers access to internet. Or a router can be hardware
with a builtin firewall. The advantages of the separate small hardware box are:
1) it's easy to setup (follow the guidelines) and transparent to use (=very
easy to use); 2) all operating systems with network support can easily access
internet via the hardware router.

If you choose the hardware router, then choosing one is vital. Choose one with
good security options and a good builtin firewall. I've done this for a friend,
but I can't remember at this moment which hardware router I have choosing for
him, because that was some time ago. I'll look up that info this week.


  Greetings   -=Eddy=-

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