Excellent articles in there... You can also set-up a Proxy-ARP firewall. This is basically a router but there is no need to set up/modify a gateway setting in the internal machines, all traffic passes through the router transparently (as in the bridge, but now switching is done at IP level -- i.e. "true" routing). The pros: it's easier to set-up than the bridge code. there's no need to patch kernel code and/or commandline tools The cons: slightly lower throughput, slightly lower security... but easier ;-) José Carlos JoseCarlos.Ramirez@isotrol.com ---- Mensaje original ---- De: Chris K Ellsworth Fecha: Sat 6/1/02 0:02 Para: lartc@mailman.ds9a.nl Asunto: Re: [LARTC] How to make Linux server transparent to internal machines? what you want to do is setup a bridgeing firewall http://bridge.sourceforge.net/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Aggarwal" <neil@JAMMConsulting.com> To: <lartc@mailman.ds9a.nl> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 2:55 PM Subject: [LARTC] How to make Linux server transparent to internal machines? > Hello: > > I have a block of static IP addresses on which I want to run > several Windows machines. > > Since I want to have a firewall, I was thinking of using 1 IP > address for a linux server that will act as a firewall for > the entire setup. > > So, here is a diagram: > > [Internet] -- [Linux Server] -- switch -- [Internal machines] > > The linux server and the internal machines all have static > IP addresses which are public to the Internet. > > How can I set-up routing so the Linux server is "transparent" > to the other machines? > > Thanks, > Neil. > > -- > Neil Aggarwal > JAMM Consulting, Inc. (972) 612-6056, http://www.JAMMConsulting.com > Custom Internet Development Websites, Ecommerce, Java, databases > > _______________________________________________ > LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl > http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/ > > _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/ _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/
