Router-Gateway-Firewall solution for less than 150??

I'd concur with the e-smith solution because it will do what you want it to
do cheaply, but then you have a real server to learn on as e-smith comes
with apache, qmail, samba, mysql and many other things.

Charlie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Achtenberg" <lists@achtenberg.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 7:42 AM
Subject: Re: Router-Gateway-Firewall solution for less than 150??


> Get a P-90 or better PC with 32 MB ram and at least a 1 GB hard drive.
> Get 2 PCI NICS ($9.99 each at Fry's)
> Download from http://www.e-smith.org the e-smith SME server 5.0
> Install the software follow the very simple configuration and it will be
up.
>
> I am using this on a network with an NT server , Win 98 boxen, Win 2K and
> Linux workstation. I have been on Qwest VDSL and dial-up services with no
> connection problems at all.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Edgardo Giraud" <ejgiraud@yahoo.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 1:16 AM
> Subject: Router-Gateway-Firewall solution for less than 150??
>
>
> Hi peeps, this is my first time writing to the list
> even though I've been on the list for some time
> now(those damn lurkers).
> Well, anyways, I need your help. I need to find a
> network solution for less than 150 bucks to solve the
> dire dilemma that is our home network - I run both
> Mandrake 8.1 and Win2k on my system and we're on a Cox
> cable connection.
> Now, the problem is that every time I change OS's, my
> wife's computer, which runs Win95, has to be changed
> to whatever the current OS's setting is, since i run a
> simple proxy in Win2k while Mandrake's network is set
> up as a full blown router. Right now the modem is set
> up on her computer and we're linked to a 4-port 10Mbit
> hub through in a private LAN and she's running
> WinProxy.
> I've suggested getting a "bitch" computer to act as a
> router but my wife's not down... I'm not very well
> versed in setting up the networking in both the OS's
> so that she doesn't have to keep changing her settings
> every time I change OS's, so I need your help - any
> software, hardware, tips and tricks and flat out smack
> downs would be humbly appreciated and well received.
> The other problem is that I'm a hardware freak... I
> love to mess with my computer. So, a gateway solution
> seems very appealing to me, since it would allow both
> of us to be connected no matter what and let me screw
> around with my system all I want - so any suggestions
> in that arena would help too.
>
> Thanks a million!
> --Egui!
>
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