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| 172175 | 2003-09-01 04:57:00 | Hi All, I am contemplating moving my server to linux from win2000 after a bad case of the Blaster worm. My server is a bare bones install of win2000 with internet connection sharing, basic networking and a firewall. Server hardware: -> P2 250 (or thereabouts) -> 32mb RAM -> 1GB HDD -> Internal Dynalink ADSL modem, model ALH110 -> Generic 10/100 network card Software: -> Remote admin software (so I don't have to be sitting at the box to work it). -> Tiny personal firewall. Other info: -> I have Jetstart via Xtra, and I use another ISP for my email. I would like help with a few things, as know bugger all about linux as a server. What I would like to do is have the server share its internet connection to the other pc's on my network which run a hodgepodge of winME and winXP and access it via a 10/100 switch. In order to do that, I'm assuming I'll need to install linux, set up a firewall, set up networking, then set up the internet connection. I looked at www.ahs-png.org which discusses installing my modem but I don't really understand it. Can anyone give me a few pointers as to where to look or what to do? Regards, meee |
meee (4494) | ||
| 172176 | 2003-09-01 06:28:00 | First a quick automagic formatting fix so we can read it... Hi All, I am contemplating moving my server to linux from win2000 after a bad case of the Blaster worm. My server is a bare bones install of win2000 with internet connection sharing, basic networking and a firewall. Server hardware: -> P2 250 (or thereabouts) -> 32mb RAM -> 1GB HDD -> Internal Dynalink ADSL modem, model ALH110 -> Generic 10/100 network card Software: -> Remote admin software (so I don't have to be sitting at the box to work it). -> Tiny personal firewall. Other info: -> I have Jetstart via Xtra, and I use another ISP for my email. I would like help with a few things, as know bugger all about linux as a server. What I would like to do is have the server share its internet connection to the other pc's on my network which run a hodgepodge of winME and winXP and access it via a 10/100 switch. In order to do that, I'm assuming I'll need to install linux, set up a firewall, set up networking, then set up the internet connection. I looked at <a href="www.ahs-png.org (www.ahs-png.org)" target="_blank">www.ahs-png.org </a> which discusses installing my modem but I don't really understand it. Can anyone give me a few pointers as to where to look or what to do? Regards, meee |
bmason (508) | ||
| 172177 | 2003-09-01 06:49:00 | I think smoothwall (http://www.smoothwall.org) is exactly what your looking for. - I have it running on a 50Mhz 486. So your hardware is certainly not a problem. - It does connection sharing, DNS, DHCP, firewall. It also can run a caching proxy (even transparently which is great). - It uses a browser based interface so it can run head and keyboard-less. - You won't have to learn much about linux to use it. - The down side is you won't be able to use the system for anything else.But it sounds like you weren;t going to anyway. There is a good supply of documentation at the site including hardware support (check out the forums too). |
bmason (508) | ||
| 172178 | 2003-09-02 23:45:00 | If its any help: I have "Yoper", the Kiwi Linux working with a D-Link DSL=200 USB external modem with a driver from " Flash.Tux.org" They say that it should have a 2.4.18 & upwards kernel. The current version of "Yoper" has a 2.4.20 kernel & Mandrake 9.1 has 2.4.21-13 I also have Lucent Win Modems working on both systems, faster than on Widows. ( PC World July 03: Geoff Palmer ) |
Mzee (158) | ||
| 172179 | 2003-09-03 14:28:00 | "-> Internal Dynalink ADSL modem, model ALH110" That might be the killer for the smoothwall idea bmason :( If you can get an external router or Alcatel Stingray USB, you should have no worries running smoothwall |
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