Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 22:59:12 -0400 From: Abid Saigol <abid@saigol.biz> To: stheg olloydson <stheg_olloydson@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Do I need to setup an IP Alias Message-ID: <000c01c481aa$adaf0b50$6400a8c0@vgvlaptop1> References: <20040814003250.35747.qmail@web61305.mail.yahoo.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "stheg olloydson" <stheg_olloydson@yahoo.com> To: <abid@saigol.biz> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 8:32 PM Subject: [spam] Re: Do I need to setup an IP Alias > Hello, > > Did they allocate more than one? I mean, one to be the > oif of the Linksys and another one that you can assign > as an alias on the FBSD box? If so, you _can_. But > that should only be neccesary if you need to access > the box from the internal network via the external > network. On the other hand, you don't even need to put > the server in the DMZ. The Linksys should let you do > port forwarding for just the port(s) you actually need > exposed. The more layers between your server and the > Internet, the better. > > > HTH, > > Stheg > Thanks for the input. I have only one fixed IP that is being handled by the Linksys router. I was only concerned that anyone using IP addressing on the internet should be able to access the HTTP and SMTP services. And once I have a clearer picture of my traffic, I intend to switch over to port forwarding. Abid
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