NetMAX Newsletter - September 2005

1. [News] NetMAX Demo in Port Huron
2. [Tips and Tricks] Resolving DSL Modem Conflicts
3. [Sales] Magnia SG20 Units Running Out!
4. [General] Let's Hear From You

1. NetMAX Demo in Port Huron

The NetMAX Team is off to present the NetMAX Desktop again this month, with a visit to the St. Clair Community College Library in Port Huron, Michigan on October 5th. The presentation will be taking place at the regular 7pm meeting of COMP, the Computer Operators of Marysville and Port Huron, in Room 201 of the Clara E. McKenzie Building.

The Computer Operators of Marysville and Port Huron (COMP) are a non-profit organization formed to promote the use of, share knowledge, and educate the public about computers.

For more information on COMP, visit their website:

www.bwcomp.org

2. Resolving DSL Modem Conflicts

DSL Modem technology is advancing rapidly, and now they are often pre-configured with their own NAT and Firewall. Because of this, problems sometimes occur when you try to connect your DSL Modem to your NetMAX server.

The two factors that will cause connection issues are:

1. NAT

2. Firewall settings

Network Address Translation (NAT) is a level of security, which masks the private IP addresses of the PCs on your network with a single public IP address. With NAT, the private IP address of any PC on your network is never transmitted over the Internet. Your DSL Modem provides security through the NAT firewall, which acts as a physical barrier between your network and the Internet.

To resolve this issue:

1. Disable the NAT interface within the DSL Modem interface via a web browser.

2. Disable the Firewall completely in the DSL Modem interface via a web browser.

3. Unplug your DSL Modem, power down the NetMAX server, and then power up the DSL Modem, followed by the NetMAX server.

4. If you haven't already, log into the NetMAX interface and go to Home/Network/Interfaces/Eth (WAN) and select the "NAT" option. You should then "Store" and "Commit" these changes.

If you have further issues, visit NetMAX Support:

www.netmax.com/support/index.html

3. Magnia SG20 Units Running Out!

We're down to our last units -- but while supplies last, we are still offering our Toshiba Magnia SG20s with licenses for NetMAX Professional Suite, Firewall ProSuite and VPN Server Suite 4.06 all included and pre-installed. You can only get our $199 (or free to worthy charities and non-profits!) deal by calling us direct, but if you prefer an upgrade to the NetMAX 5 product family, it's just $75 more.

To order, contact NetMAX Sales at:

734-668-2567 or sales 'at' netmax.com

4. Let's Hear From You!

We would very much like to hear from you -- especially about how you use NetMAX and Linux in your business, and how we can make NetMAX better suited to your needs. Contribute your input to the NetMAX Forum at:

www.netmax.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi

or to our general NetMAX contact form at:

www.netmax.com/partners/contacts.html

Let us know about your likes, dislikes, and general comments. We are especially interested in the type of additions to NetMAX that you would like to see as we continue to develop the NetMAX line.

Thank you!