Re: [OT] Recommended Router Hardware

On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 04:07:00PM +0200, Samuel B?chler wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> I want to improve my home network. I have got a Laptop and an old
> desktop machine. I want to use the old desktop for server services such
> as web- and mail-sever.
> I am connected to the ISP using a cable modem.
>
> Question A:
> Can someone recommend a router with the following properties:
> -NAT
> -port forwarding

Use your old desktop machine, just give it a second NIC to go to the cable modem. Then install shorewall and read the shorewall-doc. I should clarify this a bit: how old is the desktop machine? Debian now needs at least a 486 and the installer needs 48 MB ram. If the desktop is a 386 or has less ram, then you'll need either NetBSD or OpenBSD (24 MB ram).

>
> Question B:
> Is it possible to install FREESCO on top of a commercial router
> (hardware, e.g. linksys, netgear etc.)

What's FREESCO?

>
> Question C:
> Any recommendations for Guides, HOWTOs about networking.
>

debian-reference, linux-HOWTOs, shorewall-doc, harden-doc, man pages (all available as debian packages).

> Question D:
> Are there any mailing lists for conceptional discussions about Computers?
>

If those computers run debian, this is it.

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What you're wanting to do is something most of us do or have done. Once you get this router/firewall set up, you can put things like dnsmasq on it.

Enjoy,

Doug.

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