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Subject: Re: [SLE] Size
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:14:59 -0600
From: Ted Hilts
Ted Hilts wrote:
Is there a package or guide that will focus on using 9.1 pro as a combination gateway/router with port forwarding and chains to enable visibility between some of the LAN machines and the internet as well as other networks? I also want to have SAMBA, TELNET, rlogin, and other network and file system features on this same machine. I have a Slackware installation that has been customized to do this. But now I want to move this functionality over to a SuSe 9.1 installation in the hopes that future upgrades won't require an installation from scratch as I am now facing with my 6.4 and 6.2 SuSe installations.
A second related question is where are the rules and rules syntax used to set up port forwarding and chains. Are they universal or do they vary with the distribution and packages?
A third related question is: what amount of disk space can I expect this setup to take. An educated guess would be an acceptable answer.
Thanks, TED
This does not answer your direct question, but suggests an alternative used here. I have an old Cyrix M200/16MB/floppy/2 NIC box (out of sight) on which I use BBIagent http://BBIagent.net as a floppy firewall for 4 Linux boxen and a Sun Solaris workstation. It's admin uses any java enabled browser on the internal network, setup is a cinch, just fill in the boxes for firewall rules, click to setup stuff like disbling pings from the WAN, click connect and it gets it's WAN IP address from the ISP's DHCP server via cable modem. It can act as a print and dhcp server for the network if needed. The project has not been updated since May last year, but I received a reply from the developers yesterday saying they are developing a new version. I'd recommend it if you need a box that you can setup and forget. I have an old 14 inch monitor and keyboard connected, but they shouldn't be necessary as they do nothing. Regards Sid.