> Sound OK so far?
Yup, same setup I'm using (kinda). Works out very well.
> Next steps I think are figuring out how to provide DHCP
> to both internal subnets from the same Gentoo box, and
> what gateway address(es) the clients should use.
The gentoo box is the gateway. Assuming it is 192.168
On 21:42 Thu 06 Oct , Mark wrote:
>I'd like to build a gentoo box to act as a single router between a
>hardware firewall (appliance) and two internal separate network segments.
>The goal is to allow both internal segments to access the Internet via the
>same firewall, but not al
Unless its limiting you in some fashion, leave it there as an extra
layer of protection - dedicated HW firewalls are often more secure than
a general purpose machine, but lose out in the flexibility/functionality
stakes. You can also get funky and use the gentoo box to detect suspect
traffic, and
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