On Wed, 2009-04-01 at 20:37 -0700, Nifty Fedora Mitch wrote: > This is a 'bigger than a breadbox' topic.... > Download some of the router documents that Cisco has on line > so you can understand what you want to do. All the foundation > stuff can be done in Linux and mostly the language is the > same even when the user interface differs. > > Simplistic explanation.... > A firewall will block or redirrect specific traffic comming in. > A gateway will direct, block or filter traffic going out. > > Stick to IPv4 the public info on the net is richer. > > To start block all traffic then open exactly one thing at > a time. > > Me, I like having an inexpensive Linksys or Netgear box as the first > resource that touches the Internet. If I am consulting I specify > a small Cisco router... At home mine are all second hand used > cast off. I use them in NAT mode and have a DHCP address space as > well > as fixed addresses for my stable linux boxes. I never power up a > new > box (Linux or WindowZ) except behind a NAT box and the first thing I > do is an update to the OS and configure stuff. > Thanks Tom, I'll check out Cisco's docs. At the moment I'm using a Linksys AG300. It will do the basics of what I want with firewall and NAT, but I would like to learn how to make Fedora do it as our SOHO network grows. I've primarily used Fedora for getting work done over the years, now I want to get under the bonnet and start tinkering. This Linux Networking Cookbook that arrived yesterday is very useful, but I just need a few gaps filling in along the way. There's another linux network security book coming in a couple of weeks, so I can build on things some more. Thanks again. -- Regards, Simon Slater Registered Linux User #463789. Be counted at: http://counter.li.org/ -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
