Re: Home networking and cable Internet security

From: R. McCarty (PcEngWork-NoSpam__at_mindspring.com)
Date: 10/02/04

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    I just read the Specification *** for your unit. You don't have to use
    DHCP
    you can manually assign IP ranges yourself. Once that is done, then it's
    pretty
    simple to configure Trusted Zones and set up your Workgroup.

    "Eigil Krogh" <qxl at ekrogh.com> wrote in message
    news:415dd984$0$22705$ba624c82@nntp04.dk.telia.net...
    > Thaks for the answers !
    >
    > 1) It is the "Trusted IP" "Networking Tab" I'm using now. But as my PC
    > gets their IPs from the ISP DHCP server I have to reconfigure the
    > firewalls each time the DHCP server changes the IPs.
    >
    > 2) It is a wireless cable modem I have, Scientific Atlanta model DPR 2320
    > Cable Modem/Gateway.
    > "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
    > news:qDk7d.974$gs1.330@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
    >> If your wiring can accommodate it, I would get a Router and then use a
    >> manually assigned IP from the Router's range for each PC. You would
    >> be better off using NAT (Network Address Translation), instead of a
    >> leased DHCP address from the ISP.
    >>
    >> You didn't mention your hardware (Assume Motorola Cable modem),
    >> but Routers are very inexpensive now.
    >>
    >> As to McAfee and NIS, most all have a Networking Tab where you
    >> enter a "Trusted" IP or Range.
    >>
    >>
    >> "Eigil Krogh" <qxl at ekrogh.com> wrote in message
    >> news:415dd504$0$13726$ba624c82@nntp03.dk.telia.net...
    >>> Hi
    >>>
    >>> I have 3 PCs running Windoiws XP. They are all connected to the Internet
    >>> via Cable modem. They get their IP-Addres via DHCP from the ISP. Except
    >>> for one, that has a static IP-Address the addresses change randomly when
    >>> the ISP DHCP server changes them.
    >>>
    >>> I want to use the 3 PCs in a home network to share files, printers etc.
    >>>
    >>> I have McAfee Personal Firewall Plus and Norton Internet Security
    >>> running on the PCs (only 1 on each of course).
    >>>
    >>> My problem is, that I can't figure out how to configure the security. On
    >>> each PC I can open for access for the IP-number of the two others and
    >>> lock all other IP-Adresses out, but then I have to reconfigure the
    >>> firewalls each time the DHCP server changes the IP-Adresses.
    >>>
    >>> How/what do I do to avoid the configuration of the firewalls. The MAC
    >>> addresses instead of the IP_Addresse would be a solution, but I don't
    >>> know how to enter MAC addresses in NIS and McAfee Personal Firewall. Is
    >>> that possible ?
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> Thanks in advance
    >>>
    >>> -- Eigil
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >
    >

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