Win2000 and ADSL

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Currently i'm using win2000 and I plan to install ADSL. What do i need
to setup in windows 2000 in terms of hardware and software ? Thanks

Regards,
Daniel
 
I'd buy a cheap and cheerful hardware router/firewall that can do NAT and
DHCP - Netgear FR114P is about $80 US. More secure than directly connecting,
and will allow you to connect multiple computers. No software will be
required - if it's a PPPoE connection (most home DSL is), you can just
configure the firewall to log in for you - it will be transparent to you on
your computer.
 
What about Win2000 ? anything i must setup up there ? But most DSL
modem come with router build in right ?

Regards,
Daniel
 
If you use a separate router/firewall, all you need to do on your computer
is make sure the default gateway points to the internal IP.

DSL modems *are* routers - heck, so is an analog modem. I just prefer
hardware firewall/routers as extra protection, as I have yet to see an
ISP-supplied DSL router that has a true firewall built in, and I also detest
PPPoE software. It's up to you - if this is a single computer, at least make
sure you have good firewall software installed that blocks all inbound
traffic and monitors outbound traffic from your computer as well.

Daniel said:
What about Win2000 ? anything i must setup up there ? But most DSL
modem come with router build in right ?

Regards,
Daniel


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
I'd buy a cheap and cheerful hardware router/firewall that can do
NAT and DHCP - Netgear FR114P is about $80 US. More secure than
directly connecting, and will allow you to connect multiple
computers. No software will be required - if it's a PPPoE connection
(most home DSL is), you can just configure the firewall to log in
for you - it will be transparent to you on your computer.
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Lanwench, if the router has NAT build in would it protect me from
being hacked ? Whats wrong with PPPoE software ?

Regards,
Daniel

Lanwench said:
If you use a separate router/firewall, all you need to do on your computer
is make sure the default gateway points to the internal IP.

DSL modems *are* routers - heck, so is an analog modem. I just prefer
hardware firewall/routers as extra protection, as I have yet to see an
ISP-supplied DSL router that has a true firewall built in, and I also detest
PPPoE software. It's up to you - if this is a single computer, at least make
sure you have good firewall software installed that blocks all inbound
traffic and monitors outbound traffic from your computer as well.

Daniel said:
What about Win2000 ? anything i must setup up there ? But most DSL
modem come with router build in right ?

Regards,
Daniel


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
I'd buy a cheap and cheerful hardware router/firewall that can do
NAT and DHCP - Netgear FR114P is about $80 US. More secure than
directly connecting, and will allow you to connect multiple
computers. No software will be required - if it's a PPPoE connection
(most home DSL is), you can just configure the firewall to log in
for you - it will be transparent to you on your computer.

Daniel Tan wrote:
Currently i'm using win2000 and I plan to install ADSL. What do i
need to setup in windows 2000 in terms of hardware and software ?
Thanks

Regards,
Daniel
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NAT provides some protection, but not much. Heck, even an SPI firewall can
be hacked - I just prefer to put as many layers of defense in as possible.
PPPoE software is clunky and I've seen it wreck networking on a lot of
computers. If your firewall/router handles the login, your computer never
need know about it. Also, most firewall/router devices have built-in
Ethernet hubs/switches, so you can connect multiple computers and share the
connection as well as set up local networking if you wish.

Daniel said:
Lanwench, if the router has NAT build in would it protect me from
being hacked ? Whats wrong with PPPoE software ?

Regards,
Daniel

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
If you use a separate router/firewall, all you need to do on your
computer is make sure the default gateway points to the internal IP.

DSL modems *are* routers - heck, so is an analog modem. I just prefer
hardware firewall/routers as extra protection, as I have yet to see
an ISP-supplied DSL router that has a true firewall built in, and I
also detest PPPoE software. It's up to you - if this is a single
computer, at least make sure you have good firewall software
installed that blocks all inbound traffic and monitors outbound
traffic from your computer as well.

Daniel said:
What about Win2000 ? anything i must setup up there ? But most DSL
modem come with router build in right ?

Regards,
Daniel


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
message I'd buy a cheap and cheerful hardware router/firewall that can do
NAT and DHCP - Netgear FR114P is about $80 US. More secure than
directly connecting, and will allow you to connect multiple
computers. No software will be required - if it's a PPPoE
connection (most home DSL is), you can just configure the firewall
to log in for you - it will be transparent to you on your computer.

Daniel Tan wrote:
Currently i'm using win2000 and I plan to install ADSL. What do i
need to setup in windows 2000 in terms of hardware and software ?
Thanks

Regards,
Daniel
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Lanwench, what do i need to do with the networking setting in win2000
if i use a adsl router/modem ?

Regards,
Daniel

Lanwench said:
NAT provides some protection, but not much. Heck, even an SPI firewall can
be hacked - I just prefer to put as many layers of defense in as possible.
PPPoE software is clunky and I've seen it wreck networking on a lot of
computers. If your firewall/router handles the login, your computer never
need know about it. Also, most firewall/router devices have built-in
Ethernet hubs/switches, so you can connect multiple computers and share the
connection as well as set up local networking if you wish.

Daniel said:
Lanwench, if the router has NAT build in would it protect me from
being hacked ? Whats wrong with PPPoE software ?

Regards,
Daniel

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
If you use a separate router/firewall, all you need to do on your
computer is make sure the default gateway points to the internal IP.

DSL modems *are* routers - heck, so is an analog modem. I just prefer
hardware firewall/routers as extra protection, as I have yet to see
an ISP-supplied DSL router that has a true firewall built in, and I
also detest PPPoE software. It's up to you - if this is a single
computer, at least make sure you have good firewall software
installed that blocks all inbound traffic and monitors outbound
traffic from your computer as well.

Daniel Tan wrote:
What about Win2000 ? anything i must setup up there ? But most DSL
modem come with router build in right ?

Regards,
Daniel


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
message I'd buy a cheap and cheerful hardware router/firewall that can do
NAT and DHCP - Netgear FR114P is about $80 US. More secure than
directly connecting, and will allow you to connect multiple
computers. No software will be required - if it's a PPPoE
connection (most home DSL is), you can just configure the firewall
to log in for you - it will be transparent to you on your computer.

Daniel Tan wrote:
Currently i'm using win2000 and I plan to install ADSL. What do i
need to setup in windows 2000 in terms of hardware and software ?
Thanks

Regards,
Daniel
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Hi , when do i need to use PPPoE software ? i'm planning to use external router.

Regards,
Daniel

Lanwench said:
NAT provides some protection, but not much. Heck, even an SPI firewall can
be hacked - I just prefer to put as many layers of defense in as possible.
PPPoE software is clunky and I've seen it wreck networking on a lot of
computers. If your firewall/router handles the login, your computer never
need know about it. Also, most firewall/router devices have built-in
Ethernet hubs/switches, so you can connect multiple computers and share the
connection as well as set up local networking if you wish.

Daniel said:
Lanwench, if the router has NAT build in would it protect me from
being hacked ? Whats wrong with PPPoE software ?

Regards,
Daniel

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
If you use a separate router/firewall, all you need to do on your
computer is make sure the default gateway points to the internal IP.

DSL modems *are* routers - heck, so is an analog modem. I just prefer
hardware firewall/routers as extra protection, as I have yet to see
an ISP-supplied DSL router that has a true firewall built in, and I
also detest PPPoE software. It's up to you - if this is a single
computer, at least make sure you have good firewall software
installed that blocks all inbound traffic and monitors outbound
traffic from your computer as well.

Daniel Tan wrote:
What about Win2000 ? anything i must setup up there ? But most DSL
modem come with router build in right ?

Regards,
Daniel


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
message I'd buy a cheap and cheerful hardware router/firewall that can do
NAT and DHCP - Netgear FR114P is about $80 US. More secure than
directly connecting, and will allow you to connect multiple
computers. No software will be required - if it's a PPPoE
connection (most home DSL is), you can just configure the firewall
to log in for you - it will be transparent to you on your computer.

Daniel Tan wrote:
Currently i'm using win2000 and I plan to install ADSL. What do i
need to setup in windows 2000 in terms of hardware and software ?
Thanks

Regards,
Daniel
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Are you asking about using a separate firewall device, as I recommended? If
so, as I said, just make sure your default gateway is set to the internal IP
address of the firewall (it should do DHCP for you anyway).

Daniel said:
Lanwench, what do i need to do with the networking setting in win2000
if i use a adsl router/modem ?

Regards,
Daniel

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
NAT provides some protection, but not much. Heck, even an SPI
firewall can be hacked - I just prefer to put as many layers of
defense in as possible. PPPoE software is clunky and I've seen it
wreck networking on a lot of computers. If your firewall/router
handles the login, your computer never need know about it. Also,
most firewall/router devices have built-in Ethernet hubs/switches,
so you can connect multiple computers and share the connection as
well as set up local networking if you wish.

Daniel said:
Lanwench, if the router has NAT build in would it protect me from
being hacked ? Whats wrong with PPPoE software ?

Regards,
Daniel

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
message If you use a separate router/firewall, all you need to do on your
computer is make sure the default gateway points to the internal
IP.

DSL modems *are* routers - heck, so is an analog modem. I just
prefer hardware firewall/routers as extra protection, as I have
yet to see an ISP-supplied DSL router that has a true firewall
built in, and I also detest PPPoE software. It's up to you - if
this is a single computer, at least make sure you have good
firewall software installed that blocks all inbound traffic and
monitors outbound traffic from your computer as well.

Daniel Tan wrote:
What about Win2000 ? anything i must setup up there ? But most DSL
modem come with router build in right ?

Regards,
Daniel


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
in message I'd buy a cheap and cheerful hardware router/firewall that can do
NAT and DHCP - Netgear FR114P is about $80 US. More secure than
directly connecting, and will allow you to connect multiple
computers. No software will be required - if it's a PPPoE
connection (most home DSL is), you can just configure the
firewall to log in for you - it will be transparent to you on
your computer.

Daniel Tan wrote:
Currently i'm using win2000 and I plan to install ADSL. What do
i need to setup in windows 2000 in terms of hardware and
software ? Thanks

Regards,
Daniel
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If you don't use a separate hardware appliance as I suggested, you'd need to
use PPPoE software on your computer.

Daniel said:
Hi , when do i need to use PPPoE software ? i'm planning to use
external router.

Regards,
Daniel

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
NAT provides some protection, but not much. Heck, even an SPI
firewall can be hacked - I just prefer to put as many layers of
defense in as possible. PPPoE software is clunky and I've seen it
wreck networking on a lot of computers. If your firewall/router
handles the login, your computer never need know about it. Also,
most firewall/router devices have built-in Ethernet hubs/switches,
so you can connect multiple computers and share the connection as
well as set up local networking if you wish.

Daniel said:
Lanwench, if the router has NAT build in would it protect me from
being hacked ? Whats wrong with PPPoE software ?

Regards,
Daniel

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
message If you use a separate router/firewall, all you need to do on your
computer is make sure the default gateway points to the internal
IP.

DSL modems *are* routers - heck, so is an analog modem. I just
prefer hardware firewall/routers as extra protection, as I have
yet to see an ISP-supplied DSL router that has a true firewall
built in, and I also detest PPPoE software. It's up to you - if
this is a single computer, at least make sure you have good
firewall software installed that blocks all inbound traffic and
monitors outbound traffic from your computer as well.

Daniel Tan wrote:
What about Win2000 ? anything i must setup up there ? But most DSL
modem come with router build in right ?

Regards,
Daniel


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
in message I'd buy a cheap and cheerful hardware router/firewall that can do
NAT and DHCP - Netgear FR114P is about $80 US. More secure than
directly connecting, and will allow you to connect multiple
computers. No software will be required - if it's a PPPoE
connection (most home DSL is), you can just configure the
firewall to log in for you - it will be transparent to you on
your computer.

Daniel Tan wrote:
Currently i'm using win2000 and I plan to install ADSL. What do
i need to setup in windows 2000 in terms of hardware and
software ? Thanks

Regards,
Daniel
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