** Reply to message from Patrick Thurmond on Thu, 10 May 2001 21:22:59 -0700 (PDT) The degree of setup will vary, but virtually all linux distributions can be setup to do IP masking. Coyote Linux, freesco, linux router project, etc. are floppy disk versions that don't have a GUI and are designed solely to function as a router/gateway. e-smith and Mandrake Cookfire (release candidate 2 is out) are more or less setup to act as a gateway out of the box. The resources needed vary with the distributions, too. The floppy disk distributions generally only require a 386 or 486 (A numeric coprocessor is generally needed because the emulation eats up too much of the floppy space.), while e-smith and cookfire both require a pentium. You could recompile the source and create your own 486 distribution, which ought to be fun (especially if you're compiling it on a 386 or 486! You might finish compiling it by next month.) > Can anyone list to me the variety of distrobutions and linux based solutions available on the internet that would do IP masking, acting as a gateway for my network. Basically I want to know what other alternatives I have to coyote linux. Thanks! > -Patrick Jim Bradley -- Maryville, MO USA (jbradley@classicnet.net)