In my limited spare time I am doing a similar task (only with a 486sx
200MB hd and no cd, did I mention it is a compaq all in one unit?
Challenges are good :)) You did not mention your network cards, I believe
that you will need two, one to connect to the DSL modem and one to
connect to your local network(even if that is just one computer for now).
Some good resources are:
http://www.linuxdoc.org -- has many indepth "HOWTO" for most anything
you might want to do on linux especially read the IP-Masquerade and
IP-Chains howtos
http://www.linuxnewbie.org -- Easier to understand help on how to do
things in linux.
Those and other similar sources should give you most if not all the
information you need to set up your linux box and firewall. This
newsgroup should also be a source of answers to any problems or
troubleshooting questions you might have.
Good Luck,
David
> I'm interested in building machine that uses LINUX only. I want to setup the
> machine as a firewall for my ASDSL conection via TELOCITY (leases Bell
> Atlantic lines). I'm looking for any help start to finish, as I am a newbie
> and am trying to migrate away from MS. I have a 133 Pentium motherboard
> with 80M of Ram, three hard drives; 2-1.2G, 1-1.6G and a 8X cdROM anything
> else needed is open to suggestion. The workstation to be connected,
> currently uses: (duel boot) W98, W2000 Proffesional. At some time it the
> not so distant future I will be setting up a home LAN.
> Please include an explaination with your suggestions. Because, I
> desire a understanding of the OS and not just a Cook Book approach.
> Thanks in advance for your help,
> Robert A.
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