On 03/17/2015 04:22 AM, Linux4Bene wrote:
Thanks for any advice, thoughts, links or info and for your patience if you got this far :)
I run a SOHO LAN with ADSL, 4 static IP's, and a few Internet services.I avoid running key Internet-facing services locally -- my WAN bandwidth is too precious and the services are too important. I prefer service provider DNS and mail, and VPS WWW.
+1 for using a dedicated device/ FOSS distribution for your WAN/LAN gateway. I use IPCop.
+1 for using Samba for the LAN file server -- I want interoperability: Linux, *BSD, Windows, Mac, and others.
VPN's are appealing, but consider the consequences of a VPN machine compromise. Securing the rest of the VPN against that risk is non-trivial, and involves other people's computers and networks. I turned it off.
David