[sllug-members]: Linux NAT

[Jarom Hatch]

The firewall is for security for the router machine -- if someone gets 
in to your router they are in essence in your network.  NAT does the 
packet forwarding and (by nature) acts somewhat as a firewall for the 
machines behind it, since there's no direct way in.  But you shouldn't 
use NAT as your only line of defense.  Therefore getting a distro with a 
firewall set up is ideal.

Live CD's are out there, as some of the others who have replied have 
stated.  Look into those and see which flavor tastes best to you. :)

Jarom

Nathan Lane wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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.
>      >
>      > --
>      > Nathan Lane
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