Well, I had a list of daemons I run on my home made up and sent to a friend today, and figured it might interest others as well.
ISC DHCPd - ISC DHCP Software (Including DHCPd).
- Lets you run and manage your own DHCP service, giving you the ability to have LAN parties without resetting all your network info. That could mean 5 or 10 more frags on your total since you don't need to waste a couple minutes modifying your network config.
ISC BIND - ISC BIND DNS Server.
- Lets you run your own caching DNS server, which can noticeably increase your initial connection speed (time it takes to establish a connection) by reducing the DNS request latency. Another good alternative is DJBDNS, a more secure caching-only nameserver.
Linux IGD - Linux Internet Gateway Device (UPnPd).
- Lets you run a UPnP server a la WinXP in order to support things like MSN File Transfer and Voicechat, among other things.
SQUID - The SQUID Web Proxy.
- Lets you run a caching Proxy server with ACLs, very handy for those with kids. 🙂
OpenSSH - SecureSHell Daemon.
- Lets you manage your firewall from any other machine, with the use of a client like PuTTY
I have a PII/233 running all said software at home, and it does so without a hitch. Most of this software is pretty commonly known about, but I posted this not for the long-time admins, but rather for the people who are just getting into linux and firewalling with it, and want to know what software they could put on it to do what they need. 🙂
ISC DHCPd - ISC DHCP Software (Including DHCPd).
- Lets you run and manage your own DHCP service, giving you the ability to have LAN parties without resetting all your network info. That could mean 5 or 10 more frags on your total since you don't need to waste a couple minutes modifying your network config.
ISC BIND - ISC BIND DNS Server.
- Lets you run your own caching DNS server, which can noticeably increase your initial connection speed (time it takes to establish a connection) by reducing the DNS request latency. Another good alternative is DJBDNS, a more secure caching-only nameserver.
Linux IGD - Linux Internet Gateway Device (UPnPd).
- Lets you run a UPnP server a la WinXP in order to support things like MSN File Transfer and Voicechat, among other things.
SQUID - The SQUID Web Proxy.
- Lets you run a caching Proxy server with ACLs, very handy for those with kids. 🙂
OpenSSH - SecureSHell Daemon.
- Lets you manage your firewall from any other machine, with the use of a client like PuTTY
I have a PII/233 running all said software at home, and it does so without a hitch. Most of this software is pretty commonly known about, but I posted this not for the long-time admins, but rather for the people who are just getting into linux and firewalling with it, and want to know what software they could put on it to do what they need. 🙂
