A lot of people have mentioned success with SmoothWall or Linux Router Project. Both run on something as little as a 486. If you find that you need an old box like that, I have some boxes and part I am trying to get rid of. Will let them go cheap as I want to open up some space in the old storage bins.
As far a commercial router a lot of people use one of the DSL/Cable Routers (Gateways) from Linksys, D-Link or Belkin. Let me know how you progress. Cameron -----Original Message----- From: Michael Petch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: December 22, 2002 4:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Routers If you have an old computer with a couple network cards (I use an old P90 with 32mb's of ram and 512mb HD) - you can create a router for peanuts. Toss your favorite minimalist distro on the system, and packet filterer/NAT/Firewall rules and voila - home made router. I recommend NetBSD, but if you are looking for a prepackaged router configuration (based on the 2.2.x kernel with Ipsec/VPN support with a web based configuration interface you might look at something like IPCOP (think it can be found on sourceforge). You could always dump a redhat install on the box and turn it into a router easily as well. Mike On Sun, 2002-12-22 at 15:39, BentWig Nut wrote: > > Can any one of you , recommend a good router? > > I was told to get a fully programmable gateway. > > I assume that is what the serial port plug is for. > > It is just for a home network. > > Thank guys... > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 3 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=747 4&SU= > http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_smartspampr otection_3mf -- Michael Petch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CApp::Sysware Consulting Ltd.
