http://master-www.linuxrouter.org:8080
This group is making a kernel that runs off a floppy so that you don't even need a harddrive. The kernel sets up essentially what is Cisco's IOS on the computer and lets it do routing, etc. This leaves almost all your resources up for packet switching, blocking, masquerading, etc. The best part, its Linux! Emanuel Masciarelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Benjamin Bradley Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 8:49 PM To: SigLinux Cc: Benjamin Bradley Subject: HW recs for gateway computer Hi, I'm about to (hopefully) set up a LAN between the (4-5) computers in my house and would like to share a cable modem connection between them. We're thinking of setting up an older computer to be a dedicated gateway system. My question is: how fast does this gateway need to be? It seems like it wouldn't have to be very fast since all it's doing is NAT, but I don't want to get stuck with bad service. Also, is there any sort of step-by-step guide anywhere to set up this kind of thing? I'll be honest: linux scares me. I know it's the best way to set it up, but I realize that I don't know nearly enough to set this up on my own - much less troubleshoot it when things mess up. open to all suggestions thanks! - Benjamin Bradley - "these strange things happen all the time" - http://lostpoet.tripod.com/ - whee life what a rush ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
