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By: Simo Tuominen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: miami-talk-ml <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On: 27-Mar-00 20:12:41
Re: [Miami] Re: Ethernet
Hi Simo,
>>>>> I should think that if all is properly set up it's automatic.
>>>> which is in case of Linux not that easy ;)
>>> It's not exactly difficult either (IIRC and we were talking about
>>> routing). Dial-on-demand OTOH isn't trivial, I think. Never tried
>>> it, and then I'd look into setting up a firewall.
>> Isn't turning your Linux box into a router pretty much achieved by
>> pressing the "power on" button? ;-)
> That's a good start. :) I haven't looked into current distributions
> that much, and probably won't because I'm not going to make my
> fileserver/workstation/toy into a router. I prefer it safe, and
> sacrifice a "worthless" PC as h4X0r-fodder. Anyway, Linux Router
> Project's idea seems to be that you can build a router that doesn't
> need a HD, the boot medium doesn't have to be writable and if anyone
> manages to break in, you just reboot.
There was a file listed in the NoNags site that purported to be a system
like that (you created a Linux networking floppy on one of your PCs, and
then bunged the floppy into a spare machine, that only needed the bare
minimum of peripherals).
Not that I can test this (no network cards, and no "floppy," just an
LS-120 drive, which fails with anything trying to do RAWRITE type of
bootdisk creation functions). I can't even put Linux on this PC, it
doesn't like the motherboard and hard drive (ABIT BE6 & UDMA). 8-(
Bye,
Tim. (B.A. T.L.M.N.)
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