On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 01:10:19PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hello, > >Anyone out there set up a linux box to act as a router using a DSL modem >that could offer some tips? I will be upgrading my sister's router from >a Dial up ISP to Verizon DSL service. Of course, I had to initially set it >up under windblowz, but want to switch it back to linux as a router. I >had her under SuSE 7.2 and upgraded to SuSE 8.0 for ease of setup.
Our ``router'' here is a Linux box with a Sangoma WAN card attached to an Adtran CSU/DSU and T1. Our newer routers are using Sangoma cards with built-in CSU/DSUs (we got thoroughly screwed by Cyclades when they sold us incompatible cards then charged a restocking fee when they wouldn't work). It's not difficult to use any Linux box as a firewall and router with IP masquerading (NAT), but we have gone with the LinkSys BEFVP41 VPN boxes for most of our customer sites. They're cheap (under $140US at CompUSA), provide DHCP and NAT, can forward selected ports to machines on the internal private network, and handle multiple VPN tunnels compatible with FreeS/WAN, FreeBSD, and Winblows software. NetGear has similar boxes, but we haven't been able to get their VPN to talk to FreeS/WAN or FreeBSD systems. There are also similar boxes without the VPN capabilities for under $100US. The LinkSys boxes have one LAN port to connect to the Cable/DSL ``Modem'', and a four port 10/100 switching hub. Setup is via a web browser, and is very simple. I have had some problems with Opera and the javascript used by the LinkSys, so occassionally have to use Mozilla or another browser. >1. DO I leave the ppp0 setup under my firewall? No. >2. Do I need 2 NIC cards or not. It is not clear from SuSE's SDB site I would. One for the public side, and one for the private internal network. Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``People from East Germany have found the West so confusing. It's so much easier when you have only one party.'' -- Linus Torvalde, Linux Expo Canada when asked about confusion over many Linux distributions. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
