I know of a couple of really handy linux firewalls that run off a floppy disk (no hard disk required). One is called LRP (Linux Router Project)...i think...Dont know if it has proxy support though..
If your keen enough, there are software bundles out there (check freahmeat) that let you make a linux system small enuff to fit on a floppy and you can choose the extra packages you want installed. It does all the kernel gutting for you, all you gotta do is select which editor you would like installed (vi of course :p), etc Also, you might like to check out E-smith and Smoothwall. Both a very small. I think E-smith is a very cut down version of redhat 6.2, and Smoothwall is a cut down version of Slackware (not 100% sure tho). I'm pretty sure they would both fit on a 350meg disk. They are very easy to configure and use. If u need a copy I have both on cd. -- -----Original Message----- From: Francois Haasbroek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 22 February 2002 2:02 AM To: 'SLUG' Subject: RE: [SLUG] Linux and Telstra ADSL Hi Chris Thanks for your advice. At this stage I want only the cheapest solution: a) 4*$25/100 Mbps NIC with 2 crossover cables which I already have or b) 3*$25/100M bps NIC Plus 5 Port 100 Mbps Hub ($110+) + 3 cables Every LUG that I visit has some stuff on using an old 486 as firewall. Some claim that you can do it without a hard drive even. So I thought a 350 MB disk with 32 MB Ram should do the job. I have to host 2 files (640 Kb and 300 Kb respectively) on HTTP for liveupdating and with the ADSL already in place I hoped to provide an alternative site to reduce the load on the server at the office. ZoneEdit allows multiple IP adresses for a domain and will round robin the requests automatically. I have just renewed my two other e-mails for another year, which should give me enough time to get the e-mail server organised and (me) reliable. I think I can make it work with Win98, ZoneAlarm, Mailgate and Personal webserver or maybe Apache for win32. However, I really want to give Linux a chance because we are moving to Interbase soon and some of our customers are still running the very first Win95 on old hardware. If we can supply them with a pre-owned/cheap box, pre-installed with Linux and Interbase (no GUI) that they can just plug into their hubs, it will give me more satisfaction than putting them all onto M$'s terminal server. Or am I dreaming out load? Thanks Francois Haasbroek [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Chris Barnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2002 23:25 To: 'SLUG' Subject: RE: [SLUG] Linux and Telstra ADSL Hi Francois, It is feasible, but I have a few questions. Why would you like 1 NIC per win98 machine? Why not hub them, or if you don't wish for a hub, why not use a coaxial cable. It just seems like a bit of overkill to have 1 per machine and might make firewalling a little more complex than it needs to be. I could do all that you requested with RedHat or Mandrake, and yes we could do it command line style. There are hacks available on the net for Optus and Telstra ADSL software for linux....and last tiem I checked all you really need to do is setup a PPPOE connection. Hope this helps. -- -----Original Message----- From: Francois Haasbroek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2002 1:45 AM To: Slug Subject: [SLUG] Linux and Telstra ADSL Hi sluggers I have a Alcatel Speedtouch Home ADSL modem linking my win98 box to Telstra. (SMC 100 Mbps NIC). I have another box (Celeron 500 MHz/32 MB Ram/350 MB Hard disk) and want to install a minimal Linux on it: 1) I want to host a http download site. I develop in Delphi and allow my customers to live-update from a http server. 10 x 1MB files max. 2) I want Linux as a firewall/proxyserver for 2 win98 boxes. 3) I want Linux to fetch mail from various mailboxes and deliver it to the correct win98 box. Or even as a full blown mailserver. 4) Instead of a hub I want to use 3 network cards in the Linux box, 1 for the ADSL and 1 for each of the win98 boxes all linked with crossover cables. Q1: Is this feasible? Q2: Which is the best distro(s) for the above? Q3: Is it possible to do it from the commandline only (no GUI)? Q4: How do I connect to the Telstra ADSL line? TIA Francois Haasbroek [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug Searching for "A Better Way" to a home loan ?. Call RAMS on 13 7267, or go to http://www.rams.com.au The e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential information. If you receive it in error you must not use or disclose the information. You must tell us and delete it. We do not waive any legal privilege by sending it. 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