also sprach Kaare Rasmussen (on Fri, 19 Jan 2001 09:31:59AM +0100):
Haven´t anobody tried to set up Linux as a Firewall / Router in a Windows environment?
i am running it for about 2 years now perfectly. firewall and isdn router doing NAT with ipchains. i wouldn't use suse firewall but ipchains directly. suse firewall can only do so much, the full power of ipchains can only be used directly. martin
The problem as described in my mail here, is that the clients on the LAN cannot see the servers in the DMZ as part of the Windows network (in Windows Explorer e.g.).
the problem here is probably the forwarding of them nasty damn stupid windoze broadcasts. set up a WINS server using samba on the linux router and you're set... martin
Do I have to drop Linux and set up another router?
nonononono. freebsd would do though :) martin [greetings from the heart of the sun]# echo madduck@!#:1:s@\@@@.net -- "in contrast to the what-you-see-is-what-you-get philosophy, unix is the you-asked-for-it,-you-got-it operating system." --scott lee