[Techtalk] Re: [Grrls-only] Re: Setting up a server

[Martha Montgomery]

On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 16:50, Martha Montgomery wrote:
> I see that I have left out some of what I installed... Let me explain

a
> little more throughly.
> The Church as just connected now to a ADSL line. The ADSL modem was
> provided. From the adsl modem, I connect to a Linksys cable/dsl 
router.
> This does NAT routing from the PPPOE adsl connection to the LAN. The
> Router LAN output is then going to a 12 port 10baseT 10mhz hp 
ethernet
> Hub. The hub is wired then to the respective rooms in the Church. In
> the rooms, I connect the wiring to a SMC 5 port or 8 port ethernet
> switch that is capable of either 10/100 mhz. That is about where I am
> now. My understanding is that the router provides a pretty good
> firewall. It also has the capability installing a firewall and
> anti-virus software on the router, but that has not been done yet. 
> It is a somewhat similar setup to what I am running at home, except I
> am hooked up via cable modem, and I am using a SMC router. I know I
> also need to learn about firewalls, because I would also like to be
> able to use a wireless hookup, and I know using wireless internet,
> opens up your whole home network to attack.. Unless you treat the
> computers that are hooked up by wireless as being in the DMZ zone. 
> As far as what I am hearing about at the church. I am getting a bit
> concerned that some smart kid or adult, could hack into the church
> office and pastors computers, since they would be on the inside of 
the
> LAN. I am starting to believe that the 3 areas ought to be separated 
by
> routers, so that they have access to the internet, but not the other
> groups computers. I believe this could be accomplished by using a
> couple of more routers, or installing a linux machine as you say in 
the
> network room we are setting up. I think it would take 4 NIC cards to 
do
> what we want. One for connecting to the router,or modem. One for
> connecting to the churches computers, One for connecting to the Tutor
> Center, and the last to Connect to the Adult teaching center. Each
> could then be assigned IP address totally different from each other.
> But how to set up such a computer, I admit, I have no idea at the
> present. 
> > To be honest, I do have dreams of what I would like to see the
church
> being able to do. Whether they fund the setup is another thing at 
this
> time. But I can see, setting up a Linux server in the DMZ zone. 
Leting
> the machine not only handle our webserving, but also handling 
streaming
> audio and video of our church services. Computers are somewhat cheap
> nowdays and I believe it would not be that hard to set up.. I know we
> would have to change to a static IP address, and most likely have to
> get a faster upload speed for DSL. There is just so much that I do 
not
> know. I am told by someone in our church, who happens to be a 
Microsoft
> Attorney, that for non-profit organizations. You can get extra 
license
> for computers for $5 each. He is looking at getting the licenses the
> different centers will need. Supposibly, once you have a full 
version,
> of software, you can get the added licenses without much trouble. We
> will see. I am always giving this guy a hard time about microsoft
> though. Like when we were installing the nic cards and setting up the
> dsl, and always having to reboot every time we turned around. I 
cannot
> even remember how long it has been since I have had to power down my
> SUSE 7.3 machine. I love the stability, and the always up and running
> machine. So yes, If I can talk them into buying a machine to use as a
> server. I think I have done pretty good so far. I have only spent 
about
> $350 so far to hook up the church.. 
> > I very much appreciate everyone's suggestions. I will take a look
at
> the url you suggested in a few minutes.
> > Martha Montgomery



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