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by **Vaughn Buc** » Sat, 25 Dec 1999 04:00:00

I want to use Linux as a firewall and router for my soon to be here xDSL.
The machine I'm installing it on will be stripped of any peripherals except
NIC and video. I don't want to learn a new OS BUT I don't trust Windows to
be stable enough to do this job 24/7. I've been reading about Linux on
newsgroups and other sources and it reminds of the early days of IBM
compatibles in that you need to configure your hardware manually (to some
degree at least) and you use line commands or shell overlays. Is it
possible to set up a Linux box with this limited use and NOT invest months
in learning the OS? Thanks.

by **Scott Taylo** » Sat, 25 Dec 1999 04:00:00

> I want to use Linux as a firewall and router for my soon to be here xDSL.
> The machine I'm installing it on will be stripped of any peripherals except
> NIC and video. I don't want to learn a new OS BUT I don't trust Windows to
> be stable enough to do this job 24/7. I've been reading about Linux on
> newsgroups and other sources and it reminds of the early days of IBM
> compatibles in that you need to configure your hardware manually (to some
> degree at least) and you use line commands or shell overlays. Is it
> possible to set up a Linux box with this limited use and NOT invest months
> in learning the OS? Thanks.

It's one of Linux's stronger points. I've even heard about a Linux
router that runs off a single floppy, (never looked into that though)
with out a hard drive.

So far, I have found Caldera's OpenLinux 2.3 easiest to set up, start
with looking up IP Masquerading, TCP Wrapper, and ipfilter. There are
plenty of howto's etc. on using these, and if you can follow
instructions; they just work. Though, don't be afraid to learn Linux,
it's not that bad. You will need to know the basics to find and edit
files and such.

Happy routing

--
Scott

by **Letha** » Sat, 25 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Check out www.freesco.org

It is a great linux router, with virtually no knowledge needed to install or
configure. You can use it without a hard drive, on a 486 with 16 meg of
ram....or less

Have fun with it.

Lethal

> I want to use Linux as a firewall and router for my soon to be here xDSL.
> The machine I'm installing it on will be stripped of any peripherals except
> NIC and video. I don't want to learn a new OS BUT I don't trust Windows to
> be stable enough to do this job 24/7. I've been reading about Linux on
> newsgroups and other sources and it reminds of the early days of IBM
> compatibles in that you need to configure your hardware manually (to some
> degree at least) and you use line commands or shell overlays. Is it
> possible to set up a Linux box with this limited use and NOT invest months
> in learning the OS? Thanks.

--
Lee Thul

ICQ # 11130139

by **toadne** » Thu, 30 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Thanks. I tried to install Redhat Linux several times. Installs would work
but the machine wouldn't boot either with LILO or from the floppy (different
problems). Freesco looks like a winner and runs on my machine fine. Many
thanks you saved me.

> Check out www.freesco.org

> It is a great linux router, with virtually no knowledge needed to install
or
> configure. You can use it without a hard drive, on a 486 with 16 meg of
> ram....or less

> Have fun with it.

> Lethal

> > I want to use Linux as a firewall and router for my soon to be here
xDSL.
> > The machine I'm installing it on will be stripped of any peripherals
except
> > NIC and video. I don't want to learn a new OS BUT I don't trust Windows
to
> > be stable enough to do this job 24/7. I've been reading about Linux on
> > newsgroups and other sources and it reminds of the early days of IBM
> > compatibles in that you need to configure your hardware manually (to
some
> > degree at least) and you use line commands or shell overlays. Is it
> > possible to set up a Linux box with this limited use and NOT invest
months
> > in learning the OS? Thanks.

> --
> Lee Thul

> ICQ # 11130139

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