The number of machines does not really matter. What matters is the volume of traffic. More to the point the number of packets traveling through the router/firewall. With the amount of traffic and the type of traffic you are have you could get away with just about any size computer (Pentium 166 with 64 megs of RAM install Debian-Woody). Then you can use Rusty's Remarkably Unreliable Guides http://netfilter.samba.org/unreliable-guides/ to setup the actual rules.
Jeff Smith Network Infrastructure and Security Specialist Dentrix Dental Systems -----Original Message----- From: jnf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 1:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Linux hardware firewall question I operate a small network of about 5 computers and am considering setting up a pc to operate as a firewall/router for the network. The network does no recieve much traffic at all and trying to figure out hardware wise what I need the topology I have decided to go with is that each box on the network will have its own nic on the pc. Additionally, if anyone can suggest documentation on how to set this up software wise I would appreciate it. I have some experience with iptables, but an unsure exactly how I would set this up? Again any help would be appreciated. Thank you. J. Ferguson This e-mail message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail message in error please notify the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-mail message are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Finally, the recipient should check this e-mail message and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail message.
