network newbie

[jludwig]

On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 18:23, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> Am So, den 04.04.2004 schrieb Tom Weniger um 20:33:
> 
> > I am looking forward to this help too. 
> > I have been trying to find a solution to setting up a simple network
> > between a SMC router, DSL modem, a PC and a laptop without using the PC
> > as a gateway/router. My current setup can ping the router, PC and laptop
> > as well as have Internet access. How can I share files between them?
> > Using ftp?
> 
> If you mean file sharing between the PC and the laptop there are
> different possibilities. If both systems are Linux or even Fedora based
> then you could use NFS. That is the kind of native *NIX sharing model.
> If you have Windows and Linux then certainly Samba would be a good
> choice. FTP will work too but it has the disadvantage that this would be
> session oriented while NFS and Samba offer you to mount remote shares to
> you local system.
> 
> > Virtually,
> > Tom W
> 
> Alexander
1) My concern is venerability. Does the router have firewall capabilities?
2) Is it capable of masquerading?
3) What would this exposure and loss of data mean?
4) What are the requirements and needs for security?
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jludwig <wralphie at comcast.net>