Questions About Network Firewalls.

BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Help.</div> I have a few questions about network firewalls. I know by default when you set up a router for a LAN or Wi-Fi access, the router/netowrk puts up a firewall by default. My one question is this: Is this netowrk firewally reall protecting my computer or should I go and get a third-party firewall? My next question is with hosting. Now my friend set up a dedicated server on his LAN, through his router, so I know that its possible. My question is how would I go about doing this? The reason I ask is becasue I want to host some webspace on my computer but I have a wireless router and the computer that I am going to use for it is connect through a wireless netowrk card.
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  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    Okey dokey, yes the firewall's in routers are very good and will protect.

    Setting up hosting through a lan is possible. What you must do is set your modem so that the IP address of the host PC is in the DMZ. This means that when someone connects it sends the requests to the host pc, however this leave;'s your pc much more vunerable to attack because the built in firewall cannot protect it.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Incorrect, no (grab ZoneAlarm), forward the neccessary ports from the 'home router' (I hate that term), and if you're connecting through a wireless card you definitely should have a firewall on the machine.

    Make sure your ISP allows you to run servers (webservers or gameservers) or you may find it impossible even with everything running properly on your setup, if they block the ports upstream.
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  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    Oh also make sure you have wireless encryption on, and set your wireless cards to only connect to routers you have set it to. Otherwise someone could connect to your pc and eat it.
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    edited August 2004
    Ok. Firstly, I have Verizon DSL and I live in PA, if that makes a difference. I'm no good at networking so if there is a online guide you can refer me to to set up a server, then that would be great. You may also explain in detail yourself.

    <!--QuoteBegin-antifreeze+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (antifreeze)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Setting up hosting through a lan is possible. What you must do is set your modem so that the IP address of the host PC is in the DMZ.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    HUH? Sorry, but that's like jibberish to me <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    PS. What OS you running? Do you know how to atleast set up a web server?
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-antifreeze+Aug 30 2004, 01:01 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (antifreeze @ Aug 30 2004, 01:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> PS. What OS you running? Do you know how to atleast set up a web server? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'm running Windows XP, and yes, I do know how to set up a server with Apache becasue I have done it beofre, I just never did it on a LAN before.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Your machine will now be eaten alive and infested with enough virii to overflow a bangkok ***** in 5... 4... 3...
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Talesin+Aug 30 2004, 01:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Talesin @ Aug 30 2004, 01:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Your machine will now be eaten alive and infested with enough virii to overflow a bangkok ***** in 5... 4... 3... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Um....right. Someone help? Anyone?
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  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    These are the settings i have put into my modem to make it work. Uber simple
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    Thanks, I've seen one of these screens before, and I know how to get to it, but I just have to find where I wrote down my router username/pass. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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