[ale] web server network

[Stephen Turner]

ok im a NOOBIE at setting up networks so let me get
that out in the beginning :) anyways, before i screw
something up, pay too much, or genneraly make a
mistake i could have avoided i wanted to ask you guys
first. im hosting my own web page (nothing that will
draw a crowd) off my own server off a cable modem
within a current hosehold lan. this lan is required to
stay up due to internet classes. i may or may not need
a seperate hardware firewall thats one purpose of
writeing this message, the router is a linksys
dsl/cable router with 4 port switch and currently
supplys a internet connection for 4 pcs i am about to
add the webserver to the list, it will be a 500 mhz
256 sdram pc, is this suffice? it will host anywhere
from 1 to 4 web pages online. (this isnt one of my
experiments) so what is the most stable, reliable,
lightweight http server i can use? i understand there
isnt a best but more like best for me so i ask for
your input, i should limit the accessability to the
server to only physical access to change anything on
it i know this for sure, should i do this on the
server? or add a seperate firewall? if i add this
firewall should it be placed before the router? or
after the router only limiting access to the server?
also if i do add a seperate firewall, whats a cheep,
tiny, good firewall product? aka, a certain desktop
pc, laptop, small box designed for it, what ever? i am
wondering what you gurus would suggest by personal
opinion? the only drawback is the pcs run random
software which can change at the drop of a hat and i
would never know so limiting access to specific ports
may not be good for all the houshold pcs. video games
internet chat programs etc. anyways whats everyones input?

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