At 12:16 PM 10/12/00 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>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?
>
>I have minimal experience with RH6.2 and have no experience with
>ipchains. If this is
>possible, it will definitely be a learning experience.
I think learning to use Linux is a good experience, which you'll probably
need in order to run Apache and Sendmail. But the other approach that's
worth considering is a router-oriented micro-distro like LRP:
http://www.linuxrouter.org (on this site, if it's up, look for the c0wz
site which is better, something like http://linuxrouter.c0wz.com or perhaps
http://lrp.c0wz.com)
Using a (floppy) disk image created by Charles Stunkeiler (sp?), I had an
old 486/33 16MB RAM no HD up and running as an IP_MASQ gateway in about 15
minutes. To get Sendmail and Apache running, I would buy an old 486 for
the router and set them up on the P166 you describe. Then configure the
LRP gateway to forward those ports.
I think the gateway will not noticeably hinder your game performance.
-Alan
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