From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 3 15:53:14 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B9FF16A4CE for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 15:53:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from smaug.rhavenn.net (rrcs-central-24-123-125-186.biz.rr.com [24.123.125.186]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C41E543F3F for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 15:53:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lists@rhavenn.net) Received: from 172.20.0.150 (unknown [172.20.0.150]) by smaug.rhavenn.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BE5C2A8CA; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:11:05 -0600 (CST) From: Henrik Hudson To: Bryan Cassidy , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:41:12 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <20031203182121.0cf47a5c.b_cassidy@bellsouth.net> In-Reply-To: <20031203182121.0cf47a5c.b_cassidy@bellsouth.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200312031741.12898.lists@rhavenn.net> Subject: Re: Router question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: lists@rhavenn.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 23:53:14 -0000 On Wednesday 03 December 2003 18:21, Bryan Cassidy sent a missive stating: > Hello everyone. Hows everyone doing tongith/today? Well, I'm taking a > week off of work and thought I would read up on Security/Networking and > anything else to do with making my system/webserver secure. I am going > to Best Buy (ya i know, but it's the only computer related store in this > shitty town so.) to buy a router and was just wanting to see what people > could recommend on which ones are good. I've nver really gotten into > this kinda thing before but want to learn. Will there be anything extra > that I should get while I'm at the store? Cables etc? I only have one pc > is there any point in having a router with one pc? Any links to how to > set this up on FreeBSD? Thanks in advance. If you're really in a learning mood...hit up some friends for an old PII or junker lying around, throw 2 NICs in it and viola.. a router :) Probably a little harder to config then a Linksys you would find at BestBuy..but infinitely better :) Throw some big HD's in there and you have yourself a nice file server / backup server You'll realy be able to tweak it and learn much more about security, etc... plus nmapping your own boxes is always fun and won't get you in trouble :) My .02 Henrik -- Henrik Hudson listsNO@SPAMrhavenn.net "`If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.'" --Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy