Firewall Box

[digitalman]

i currently have a linksys box and want to ditch it for a dedicated machine to do firewall/routing. After doing some hunting i came across the Linux Router Project and i think that this would serve my needs. My only problem is there are many different builds and i am having a tough time deciding which one to use. i need it to allow easy setup, support IP masqurading, Dynamicly assigned IP address and support me running an FTP server. Any help would be great
dm

eric@netpropensity.com

 

[BCYL]

Try Freesco too... it is something very similar to Linux Router project, but simpler to configure and install...

 

[digitalman]

i have looked into freesco but it doesn't support getting a dynamic ip address from my ISP (DHCP)

 

[BCYL]

Are you sure? cuz when I configured freesco for my connection it asks me if I want to enable DHCP for my network card...

also alternatives to freesco include Linux Router and Coyote Linux

 

[digitalman]

as far as thier web site implies you can serve other computers inside your network with dhcp addressing but cannot recieve an ip address from your isp frmo a dhcp server... at least that is what i gathered from thier website
dm

 

[Windogg]

The documentation is very spotty and even the FREESCO people admit to that. Yes you can grab a dynamic IP. I'm running FREESCO right now on a Pentium Pro 200 w/ 24MB EDO RAM, 3.5" floppy, and 512k ISA video (used once).

Some ISPs running new software and hardware may require a little to get your box running. My cable only assigns dynamic IPs and i'm running just fine after one patch.

Windogg