[sllug-members]: Linux NAT

[Nathan Lane]

Thanks, I will look into these - I basically want the fastest solution to
get up and running - I have a bus for my computers, so I need to be running
DHCP server and probably have a firewall since I need packet forwarding --
am I wrong?  I think a live cd would be the fastest, but maybe that's
incorrect!?

On Feb 4, 2008 3:47 PM, Jarom Hatch <jshatch at azza.com> wrote:

> NAT is really simple.  If all you want to do is have a router (no
> firewall security) it's maybe 3 commands...  Any distro should be fine,
> though there are distros specific to creating a router that include
> firewall security, etc.
>
> smoothwall
> clarkconnect
>
> Google is a great help for finding them, as is distrowatch.
>
> Jarom
>
> Nathan Lane wrote:
> > Does anybody know of a good Linux NAT tutorial or appliance/live cd?
> > Because I am relatively poor and have no money to buy even a $20 router,
> > I am wishing to use one of my many low-end PCs as a NAT router, so that
> > I can have a little sub net to put all of my computers on.  So I was
> > wondering if there is anything good out there for somebody who has never
> > done this before.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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