My hardware ethernet router is showing some signs of age and it occurred to me
that this is a great opportunity to chuck it and use my SOHO OpenSolaris (SXCE)
server to perform this function along with all the other services (mail-server,
file-server, etc.).
Internet [nic 1] -> OpenSolaris (router services) -> Intranet [nic 2]
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network services (web, mail, etc.)
However, this encompasses a number of areas that are unfamiliar to me.
Specifically:
* dhcp server - How do I properly set this up and automatically add dhcp
clients to the hosts and/or DNS tables for intranet lookup? How do I pass the
appropriate gateway/dns server information to the clients?
* crossbow - Is it better to set up this router in a zone or not?
* port forwarding/NAT - General how to (ipf, etc.)
Has anyone actually done this? I've found snippets of information on the
internet that is useful, but I don't want to put my server out of commission
for too long. I really need to put all my ducks in a row before I attempt it.
I would use another machine, but none of the ones with multiple nics are
available.
There was a great project, VNRP, that had a virtual router appliance but it was
pre-crossbow and work seems to have stopped. Is this still relevant?
Do any of the new OpenSolaris books cover this specific topic? Or is there a
internet source that I may have missed?
Barring that, would someone act as mentor? I could keep notes and put together
a document for anyone wanting to do something similar in the future. I'm
probably making too much out of this and it's probably much easier than I
imagined, but there are a lot of places for silly mistakes.
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