1. When I ftp from 192.168.200.2 (WinXP) to 192.168.250.1 (RH Linux File Server), the firewall shows an error message saying that WinXP machine is ignoring redirects to 192.168.250.1 The transfer speed is also around 3.5 MB instead of full 10 MB which I get between the two Linux Servers. What's the reason? What do I do to correct this behaviour?
2. The RH fileserver machine is very underutilized. I am thinking of putting another ethernet card in it and connect is to the cable ISP and Firewall server using a hub. I plan to put a firewall on the new ethernet/IP address denying all outgoing packets and put a sniffer on it. What are the security implications of this? Mind the IP that sniffer is running on is denying all outgoing traffic and dropping all incoming traffic and providing no services at all. On the other hand the machine is inside the firewall.... a compromise here would provide direct access to all local network resources. Is a compromise possible on an IP that denies all traffic inbound and outbound? Should I waste one machine for this task on my proposed small network (less than 20 machines)?
With thanks in advance ;-)) Sanjay.
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