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[Kathleen Weaver]

>First, which cable provider, TCI, Charter?

TCI

>I don't know about Charter but TCI will provide up to 3 IPs.  The first is
>included in the base cost, 2 and 3 are 4.95 each a month.

>As far as setting up the networkyou can go basically a couple of different
>ways.
>
>1) Plug the cable modem directly into the hub and all PCs plugged into the
>hub with proper TCP/IP configuration with IP issued from cable access
>provider will be fully functioning host on the Internet.  This is the
>simplest configuration but not very secure.

So I could start that way in the beginning while I learn and get brave?

>2) One computer will need to have 2 NICs installed and working.  One will
>have the cable modem connected to it and it will be assigned the IP from
the
>cable access provider.  The other NIC will connect to the HUB and will
have
>a non-routable IP assigned to it (i.e. 192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, or
>172.16.x.x).  You can set this computer up as a firewall using ipchains
and
>ipfwadm.  I don't know the particulars on how to do this, I have to learn
>how also.  You'll also need to setup IP Masquerading  so that you only
have
>to pay for the first IP.

Cool.

>I'll be glad to answer any questions I can about specifics on setting up
the
>TCP/IP, but I'm pretty much a novice when it comes to setting up the
daemons
>other the apache.

I've done fine with the TCPIP, I even have Samba up and working (sorry, but
I've very proud of that) and managed to get it going over at Hillcrest.  
kathleen
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