RE: [WinMac] Re: Digest winmac.v001.n093

From: Tim Scoff (casper@nb.net)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2000 - 12:20:48 PST

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            My suggestion for an inexpensive tape backup system is don't buy one. If
    their data is worth protecting with a tape backup don't skimp because Tapes
    can and do fail.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: winmac-errors@lists.best.com
    [mailto:winmac-errors@lists.best.com]On Behalf Of Phillip Corchary
    Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 2:56 PM
    To: winmac@lists.best.com
    Subject: [WinMac] Re: Digest winmac.v001.n093

    True, running NAT can create the effect of a "Firewall" to some extent. I
    guess I'm unsure where the safe ground for a small business lies. I'm used
    to dealing with Fortune 250 firms that spend $500k on proxies and Firewalls
    for tens of thousands of users. Any comments?

    The other point is that we really wanted to to off-load the IP NAT and
    Routing off of the G3 since it's a graphics production system.

    I like the idea of using an Internet appliance for this. Their DSL provider
    (USWEST) gives them a Cisco 675 to use, but no documentation, and I know
    that the IOS on that model isn't the same as the standard Cisco products.

    I'll need to check out the Prosignia 500 more. I know it already has a NIC,
    because it was previously an NT server, but I don't know what NIC. This is a
    low-budget affair ... that's why the idea of running the whole thing
    (Netatalk, samba, NAT, IP Routing) in Linux seemed like a good idea.

    Any suggestions on an inexpensive tape backup solution for a server like
    this ... ?

    TIA.

    on 2/20/00 10:10 AM, winmac-errors@lists.best.com at
    winmac-errors@lists.best.com wrote:

    > --------------- MESSAGE winmac.v001.n093.5 ---------------
    >
    > From: Tim Scoff <casper@nb.net>
    > Subject: Re: [WinMac] Q: NT as FileServer and FireWall for Macs - need
    > advice.
    > Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 22:47:22 -0500
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    > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"
    > References: <200002191955.LAA18735@lists1.best.com>
    > In-Reply-To: <200002191955.LAA18735@lists1.best.com>
    >
    > In my opinion they already have a firewall because IP
    > Netrouter functions as a very effective firewall if they're sharing
    > one IP address.
    > A P-150 will meet their needs as a file server also. I would
    > suggest that they go with 100 base T instead of 10 base T because of
    > the size of the files, but other than that they're fine.
    >
    > If you still feel that they need a dedicated firewall I
    > suggest http://www.sonicwall.com/ It's what I have and it works very
    > well.

    ---
    Phillip Corchary
    http://www.macostech.com
    General Mac Wizardry
    

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