[ale] I've hit a rough wall, installin' Smoothwall :-)

[lists at serioustechnology.com (Geoffrey)]

Courtney Thomas wrote:
> Geoffrey,
> 
> Either  :-)
> 
> i.e. how can a SmoothWall installer be certain that...
>      all  internet activity, both sending & receiving,
> is actually being processed by SmoothWall  .....
> 
> rather than...
>      ONLY going directly in/out the wireless router,
>      not being processed by SmoothWall at all   ?

In my configuration, all data is going through the smoothwall device 
because that's the only way it can physically go.

> 
> Courtney
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Geoffrey" <lists at serioustechnology.com>
> To: <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [ale] I've hit a rough wall, installin' Smoothwall :-)
> 
> 
>> Courtney Thomas wrote:
>>> Geoffrey,
>>>
>>> My apologies for the garbled question. I was interrupted and failed to
>>> refocus on returning  :-(
>>>
>>> What I meant to ask was:
>>>     how can it be determined that all a given machine's activity is 
>>> actually
>>> going through SmoothWall,
>>>     rather than accessing the web directly through the wireless router ?
>> I'm not sure if you're referring to my setup or yours.  In my
>> configuration, nothing can get to the internet unless it goes through my
>> smoothwall firewall.
>>
>> for example:
>>
>> internet <-> smoothwall <-> switch <-> wireless router <-> laptop
>>
>> -- 
>> Until later, Geoffrey
>>
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-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin