RE: [vox] Rant (a bit long).
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RE: [vox] Rant (a bit long).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: donw@examen.com [mailto:donw@examen.com]
>
> On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 08:20:32AM -0800, Jim wrote:
> > This is basically what I want to set up {previous
> post=networking}. Linux
> > as gateway server then any OS to go thru it.
>
> My Linux box does double-duty; it's both my workstation, and
> the gateway
> through which packets that originate in my apartment are sent out into
> the ether. Not that hard, really; the only important bit is to make
> sure you set up a firewall (iptables), and that you disable anything
> unnecessary.
>
> > One of the letters that I received via list stated the
> following..."For
> > hardware, you'll need, in addition to everyone's desktop
> > systems, 1) a computer to be your firewall, and 2) a separate
> > computer to be your router.". I don't understand why I
> have to have 2
> > computers to set up my LAN and also have the ability to
> talk to the outside
> > world. I am going to get a separate router (probably
> lynksis but unsure and
> > wireless if I can get enough speed), wont this take the place of the
> > foresaid extra computer?
>
> You can use one computer as a firewall/router, assuming that the
> following describes your network topology:
>
> {LAN Machines} <---> [Firewall/Router] <---> Internet
>
> The Firewall/Router box can be fairly light (I'd recommend a low-end
> Pentium), as all it needs to do is NAT and packet filtering.
> You might
> want to get something beefier if you plan on running a proxy server
> (useful if you want a more fine-grained access control mechanism).
Not sure why you would have to have a seperate router and firewall system. I
use the Eigerstein distro from www.leaf-project.org (upgrading to Bering
soon). I like have my Internet connection/firewall seperate from my
servers/workstations. This way if I blow up my server, I still have Internet
connectivity from my leaf box. Just a p100 with 2 NIc and a floppy drive.
-sp
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