Dumb Question

[Chris Midkiff]

If you really want to run a firewall on junky hardware, you might try one of
the mini-distro versions designed for this purpose.  I was using coyote
Linux on a 468 with no hard disk for about a year (before I purchased my
$100 black box solution, the Linksys router).  It was fine, but not nearly
as cool as the linksys.

I'm using the linksys to masq all internal traffic out, and portfw all
incomming traffic to my (not so junky) mandrake box (via dyndns.org).  Works
real slick.  It's also a lot quieter than the old PC I was using (score
bonus + 1, my PC's are in the bedroom)

Chris Midkiff
DataCapture Technologies
(913) 831-7226
chris at datacaptech.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Fowler [mailto:chris at ingeniusinc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:50 AM
To: kclug at kclug.org
Subject: RE: Dumb Question

Well that's the thing now isn't it?  We want Linux to do firewall duty on
our old junky hardware so we don't have to buy the Linksys or the Netgear or
whatever $200-black-box-solution ya wanna buy. We are techies. We can't help
it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Brouhard [mailto:jbrouhard at home.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:36 AM
To: kclug at kclug.org
Subject: RE: Dumb Question

> Sorry Gene,
>
> I can't help you, but I'm hoping you can help me..... I'd be interested in
> knowing what you used for network properties, particularly DNS,
> on your Win
> box behind the gateway... (you have one, right?)
>
> I'd also be interested in looking at your ipchains script....I've been
> trying to set up ipchains and ipmasq on the Comcast at home network here in
> Independence for about a month now...
>

Okay.. as seeing everyone's been complaining about Comcast at HOME in and
around Independence...

My recommendation: Get a LinkSys Cable/DSL Router.  They work wonders for me
(They have NAT Firewalls in them, and an internal DHCP server.  they're
prefect for my needs, and provide security for my network).  I no longer run
a Linux server, but that may change in the future.