My answers are interspersed below
<>< Larry Fisk
         Fisk Computers
           Fruitvale, Idaho

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rode" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] networking question


> The router should take care of any WAN threat from an Internet source.
> However I would also install Zone Alarm, as well as a virus scanner that
> scans in the background, on each computer. This would add another layer of
> protection from external attack, as well as protect you from email and
user
> introduced trojens and viruses.
>
> \ As far as protecting them from the other LAN, I would like more
> information. Is the router only used for this 3  PC LAN? Or are other
> computers plugged into the router.

Most of the computers in the hospital are hooked to the router for DSL
internet
including  several Macs. The Macs are networked thru appletalk I think.
The Pcs seem to only be hooked to the router for internet, don't think
anyone
is file sharing at all on the pcs. They just don't seem to realise the
benefit from networking.

 >Is this  going to be a Workgroup or Domain ?

A workgroup

>Are the three PCs going to be sharing files, printers and
> resources, or are they just sharing the router for Internet access ? Is
the
> Win2K machine going to be a file server? What is the File system on the
> Win2K box. Is it NTFS ?  Are the 3 computers connected to any other
> computers, or is this three everything?  If they are sharing files and
> resources, are the files on one PC, or spread out on all three. what other
> resources are shared and with who. Describe the LAN.

Yes just the three are going to share files, they all have their own
printers for now.
They  will be using the win2k machine for the server. The client machines
will mostly just share accounting files stored on the server.
I suppose they will share word documents to a limited extent.
Don't know what file system on the win2k machine, it  came preloaded from
Micron.
I can check if that's important.
Again their concern is mostly just keeping other computers in the building
from accessing
the accounting files.

Thanks;

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