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The other is the host PC's IP address, which is configurable through the host operating

system, identically to a regular NIC. This is the IP address that other PCs on the LAN

see. It should be dynamically (DHCP) or statically configured to use the same gateway,

DNS, etc. settings as a regular PC on the LAN.

Note

It is possible to configure the SG PCI appliance to run in masquerading mode. This is

discussed in the chapter entitled Firewall.

Secure by default

By default, all SnapGear units run a fully secured stateful firewall. This means from the

PC that it is plugged into, most network resources are freely accessible. However, any

services that the PC provides, such as file shares or web services (e.g. IIS) are not

accessible by other hosts on your LAN without further configuration of the SnapGear unit.

This is accomplished using packet filter rules. For details refer to the Packet Filtering

section of the chapter entitled Firewall.

LEDs

The rear panel contains LEDs indicating status. The two LEDs closest to the network

port are network activity (upper) and network link (lower). The two other LEDs are power

(upper) and heart beat (lower).

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