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> Subject: Linux firewall/router on 420M drive? Plus other
> questions...
>
> I want to setup a Linux firewall/router to share my internet connection
> between several
> computers. Problem is, I only have an old 420meg harddrive to use (rest
> of system is Cyrix 166
> w/64meg RAM). Is this possible?
>
[Burke, Thomas G.] Stripped down, with no GCC or X, yes - it can be
done. With no X and GCC, it's probably doable. I have a 386 with 52 (3.1?)
installed on it, but I can't remember the drive size. It's either a 250M or
512M drive... Just be very sparing with what you install. Remember, you
can always add stuff later if you need it.
> I have minimal experience with RH6.2 and have no experience with ipchains.
> If this is
> possible, it will definitely be a learning experience.
>
[Burke, Thomas G.] Check out http://tomii.erols.com/firewall.txt
for starters
> A couple other questions:
>
> 1) Is it possible to run this box with no vid card? I might not have a
> vid card for it, so I'd
> like to completely remote-administer it.
>
[Burke, Thomas G.] You can run "headless," but if you have an old
POC card lying about, drop it in for install, and any other physical use.
It's easier that way. My PII-450 server has a 10 year old (at least) 256k
VGA card in it & an old 13" IBM monitor. Very rarely do I use it, but it's
nice to be able to log in directly (IE network problems)
> 2) Will the linux firewall/router add latency to online gaming? I game
> online a decent amount
> and don't want to hinder that performance.
>
[Burke, Thomas G.] Yes - the slower the machine, the higher the
latency. It's equivalent to an extra hop on the internet... I don't know
if you'll notice or not. I can't tell the difference with CivII MP, but
maybe you can with Quake (dunno)... Also, if you're masq'd, you can connect
to game servers, but you cannot host your own game without bypassing the
gateway machine.
> 3) Is there a definitive source on linux firewalls and/or ipchains?
>
[Burke, Thomas G.] The HOWTO, & Hal Burgiss' web site
> 4) How much space does an apache install require? How about sendmail?
> I'd love to have these
> on this box as well, but realize it may be impossible.
>
[Burke, Thomas G.] I think they are both about 10M each, but I
wouldn't swear to that...
> I know I have more questions, but can't think of them right now. This
> will get me started,
> anyway...
>
> Jason
>
>
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