[linux-help] Re: Internet Gateway help

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

With that setup, you could also use plain Linux iptables/ipchains.  I
use Shorewall (www.shorewall.net) with good results.

On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 09:25:36AM -0600, bruce wrote:
> 
> On Sunday 23 February 2003 09:02 pm, you wrote:
> > As my first step to moving to linux I need to create a
> > gateway for my network.  Right now my server runs XP and is
> > the gateway both I would like to change this to a more secure
> > gateway.  So here is what I want to do.  I came upon an old
> > computer that should work just fine.  The specs are:
> > P90
> > 64mb ram
> > 4mb video
> > 1 gb harddrive
> > Idealy I want this computer to run with only the floppy and
> > no hard drive (would this be reliable?).  
> 
> You are talking about Frazierwall.  www.frazierwall.com   You 
> need two ethernet cards.  Your p90 will do fine, no hard-drive 
> required, 16 MB memory minimum, any old monitor (I used an EGA 
> monitor for months).  You will boot it, pull out the floppy 
> disk and let it run for months in ram.  And it's a good 
> firewall.
> 
> One problem, you need a Linux box to build the flex.  Solution 
> is to email Ken Frazier with the network card types and he will 
> build you one.  
> 
> The down side: this is so simple you won't learn a thing about 
> Linux.  
> 
> For a Linux workstation, you will need a bit more power than 
> the system you described - probably P200 and 2GB.  Get a RedHat 
> distribution and try it.
> 
> bruce
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