Setting up ZyWALL 2 firewall

From: Roman Smid (smid_at_cba.muni.cz)
Date: 08/01/03


Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 07:05:52 GMT

Hi,
could someone help me with this please?
I have LAN with 50 computers (on a HUB) permanently connected via router to
our ISP. All the computers have their own IPs. We have bought a ZyWALL 2
firewall from ZyXEL company. (Relatively cheap one)
- I want to connect it between router and HUB just to filter unwanted
packets from the outside.
- I want all the computers on the LAN to keep its IPs unchanged.

In the manual it's written that I have to change the IPs of the computers to
create a private LAN with just 1 external IP. That's not what I need. I need
just simple packet filtering on the way from the router. I thought it would
be very easy, but....
Does anyone know this firewall or how to set things up?

Thank you
Roman Smid



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