Using fedora instead of ipcop

Sir Light sirlight at cox.net
Thu Jun 4 13:41:13 MST 2009


Nadim,

There are a few choices you have...

There are packages that will setup a "firewall"... http://www.fs-security.com/ is the one.

If you don't have a box that can do just router/firewall duty, you could hit ebay and get a way cheap box as I have done to be used as a router/firewall. I got a Compaq DL380 G2 for 60 bucks and it's NICE. 

Or you can run a virtual box and run ipcop in one part, the other part be whatever you need. 

Choices choices choices.... :)

Jon
---- Nadim Hoque <nadimhoque at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Hey
> 
> So I was wondering if I could use my fedora machine as a router for my house. I did find a pretty good guide on how to do it but I think it assumes u are using 1 ethernet card. I know I should disable dhcp on my router and install and start dhcp on my fedora box. I also know that I should connect the ethernet cable from the modem to one of the ethernet ports on my fedora box and the other cable to a switch. The reason why I am doing a dhcp using fedora instead of ipcop is because I don't have another box to spare. Also is there a good web based gui front end as well similar to ipcop. By the way I do have a regular router that works but I would like to try this and if not I could go with ipcop or m0n0wall. 
> 
> Nadim
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