Bob La Quey wrote:
> Before the days of the cheap router/firewall from Frys many of
> us used the Linux Router Project or its fork the LEAF to run
> our/router firewalls on old 486 hardware.
>
> I suggest that there is no better way to learn Linux, routing
> and firewalls than to get an old box like this (when you can
> find them they tend to be free, an old portable will do) and
> a couple of NICs. Go to the LEAF project website, download
> and start to play.
>
> http://leaf.sourceforge.net/
>
> The only cost for all of this is your time.
>
> I had one of these that simply set in the corner and ran for
> several years. The only time I rebooted it was when we had a
> power failure.
>
Unless I forget, I will bring two platforms appropriate for this type of
project to the next KPLUG meeting. If you're interested forward me an email
October 10, to remind me to bring them. They are 300Mhz Celerons that ran as
firewalls for a few years for one of my customers.
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