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Do you need a firewall ?
Should it work with Jersey Telecom ADSL ?
Are you using the Alcatel USB-modem ?
Setting up a firewall with the Alcatel-usb-modem might be a hassle if you are using
linux. But, The free firewall software IpCop works and is quite easy to install and
use.
It includes
dhcp-server,
a dns-server,
web-cache,
intrusion detection system (IDS),
some vpn support
there are add-on modules for msn, icq, netmeeting etc.
and more,,,,
What you need is:
An couple of years old pc computer with usb. It could be an old 75Mhz pc.
A minimum of 300Mb disk
At least 32Mb memory.
A normal/standard/common ethernet card.
If it has a cd-rom it will be easier for you to install.
A cd with IpCop on it.
You also need firmware ( mgmt.o ) for your alcatel-modem
You can check the hardware compatibility list on IpCop's web-pages.
You do not normally have to have a monitor connected to the firewall.
You can download the 20Mb ISO-image from
www.ipcop.org
It's about 20Mb to download and you should burn it on to a new cd that then will be
bootable for your installation.
The firmware (alcaudsl.sys) for windows could probably be renamed and used.
But the firmware for linux is downloadable from the alcatel web-site.
There are an installation guide on the IpCop-site in the documentation pages.
You should read this so you know what to do but the installation is quit simple.
Insert the cd.
Start your pc. (make sure that the bios is set to boot from your cd)
Specify basics like ip-address, computer name and passwords
Passwords may be set up for an administrator, a setup account and a dial-up user.
The installation takes about 10-20 minutes depending on your computer.
You set up your local network as the GREEN zone, the Internet access as the RED zone.
After that the system reboots and gives you a login prompt, and you may disconnect
your monitor and connect your pc's together with your ether net cables
and do the final configuration with a web-browser by pointing to your firewall pc eg.
Http://192.168.1.x:81 where 192.168.1.x is the ip-address you specified for your
pc-firewall during the installation.
Configuration includes uploading the mgmt.o driver firmware from alcatel to the
firewall and setting the dial-up parameters to: VPI=0, VCI=38 ,
chap or pap authentication, and your username and password.
When everything works, there are a couple of updates for the current production version
0.1.1 that you should download and install. You do that from the browser-interface.
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