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Do you know of a good Linux forum?
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BlueWeasel
Lifer
LinuxQuestions.org
Depending on clients and necessary bandwidth. Here are a hint or two about each of these machines, IMO:
-Firewall/NAT:
Almost anything will do. Get something cheap, but decent.
NIDS:
Focus on memory and CPU.
-Web proxy:
Memory memory memory.
-VPN:
CPU power is probably the most important here.
-Router/wireless access point:
Just get some good NICs. For wired, get SysKonnect gigabit ethernet (even if you aren't using gigabit, they're just the best out there). For wireless, get RALink based stuff. It's also the best around right now.
-Firewall/NAT:
Almost anything will do. Get something cheap, but decent.
NIDS:
Focus on memory and CPU.
-Web proxy:
Memory memory memory.
-VPN:
CPU power is probably the most important here.
-Router/wireless access point:
Just get some good NICs. For wired, get SysKonnect gigabit ethernet (even if you aren't using gigabit, they're just the best out there). For wireless, get RALink based stuff. It's also the best around right now.
sourceninja
Diamond Member
That system would work perfect for what you described. Just stick IPCop on it and you are all setup. Well with the exception of the wireless card. I'm not sure how IPCop works with the ndiswrapper. But sense IPCop is built on debian it should be trivial to get it working.
Goosemaster
Lifer
Look into Soekris Engineering products. Does what you want when running freebsd and has no moving parts
Still fast too with 266mhz cpu and 256MB ram.
http://www.soekris.com/net4801.htm
They actually sell a case+mobo combo on there too😀
http://www.soekris.com/bundles.htm
Still fast too with 266mhz cpu and 256MB ram.
http://www.soekris.com/net4801.htm
They actually sell a case+mobo combo on there too😀
http://www.soekris.com/bundles.htm
I'm too lazy to look it up, but does that thing feature VIA's hardware crypt engine? I'm thinking the "lesser" ITX boards/CPU's don't.
Anyway, the only thing I'd be worried about is the NIDS, that can use up some CPU power.
I've thought of doing something similar to that, though for somewhat different purposes, but I planned on getting the 1 GHz version with dual LAN, then sticking it in a bigger case where a bigger heatsink would fit.
With a decently high end heatsink even their 1 GHz chips won't have any problems running fanless, and you'll have more than enough CPU power, along with another DIMM slot, not to mention some more space for stuff like a 3.5" hard drive, etc.
Of course, that plan only works if space isn't a major consideration.
Anyway, the only thing I'd be worried about is the NIDS, that can use up some CPU power.
I've thought of doing something similar to that, though for somewhat different purposes, but I planned on getting the 1 GHz version with dual LAN, then sticking it in a bigger case where a bigger heatsink would fit.
With a decently high end heatsink even their 1 GHz chips won't have any problems running fanless, and you'll have more than enough CPU power, along with another DIMM slot, not to mention some more space for stuff like a 3.5" hard drive, etc.
Of course, that plan only works if space isn't a major consideration.
The Linuxator
Banned
www.fedoraforum.org thank me later.
Everything will work for your needs except the Linksys PCI card. I have that card an No linux will use it without the mentioned wrapper. I would use www.smoothwall.org for your build and there is an iso on sourceforge that has all the current updates on one cdr image that will even do intel gigabit. It does vpn just fine and the interface is very similar to a linksys router. For wirless I would just stick a switch behind the router and run your network off that and put a WAP on the switch. You will want a seperate 192.168.X.X for your wirless network anyway.
My smoothie runs a
350Mhz PII Dell Optiplex GX1
256mb of ram that is WAY overkill ( 128 is overkill actually )
Integrated NIC for my dsl line
Intel 10/1000 pci nic going to the switch ( overkill but i have the card )
6gig HD stock
24x CD-ROM stock
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