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Old 07-03-2001, 06:56 PM   #1
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Linux box as router


How can I set up my linux box to act as a router for my cable modem so my win box can access the internet and all ports as usual?
 
Old 07-03-2001, 07:29 PM   #2
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there are a lot of ways. you can set up ip masquerading. to do that check out the ipmasq how to at www.linuxdoc.org.

Or, you can do what i did and download a distrobution that sets it all up for you. i use freesco (www.freesco.org). Its really easy to set up and you don't even need a hard drive.
 
Old 07-03-2001, 09:46 PM   #3
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I'd suggest that you do as Mr. Fightclub recommends and printout the ipmasquerading documentation and follow it page by page. It describes in detail how to set up masquerading and forwarding, and you probably can have it all running in one evening. One thing the document does not provide is a good set of rules for the firewall. An easy way to do this is to search for a good script as a starting point and modify it from there.
Building and configuring it your self will help you learn linux much more in the long run as apposed to using a fully functioning Linux firewall release. You will probably have to rebuild the kernel; insert modules; mess around with the init scripts and more. It's a lot of fun. You will be a linux guru before you know it.

One thing to remember, if you are using kernel version 2.2.x or less you will be using ipchains as your IP packet filter. For kernels 2.4.x or greater, iptables is the packed filter.

Gary
 
Old 07-03-2001, 10:03 PM   #4
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RULE #1 NO ONE TALKS ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!

Ahh the movie that changed my life...

At any rate, you were saying that you dont have to have a hard drive to be able to do that on the slave machine... is that correct??
 
Old 07-03-2001, 10:27 PM   #5
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Yes, I think there is a Linux firewall distro that fits on a floppy. I guess that is secure and a power saver as well. ~3 watts?
 
Old 07-04-2001, 06:50 AM   #6
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http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/
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http://www.jimweller.net/jim/lfw/ are both floppy based firewalls
 
  


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