Linux Router's

[Bill Campbell]

On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 02:15:49PM -0500, Ben Duncan wrote:
>WIll be getting off this Idsl stuff and getting a true SDSL connection 
>with a static IP. I will get the DSL router set up to simply pass 
>everthing thru and want to set up my own Linux Router.

If you're not doing this just as an exercise in setting up Linux routers,
you might want to look at the LinkSys Cable/DSL VPN router with built-in 4
port 10/100 Switch (I think it runs embedded Linux).  They handle ipsec
tunnels, NAT, and port forwarding through to machines on the internal
private network, are configured with a web interface, and are basically
cheap ($180US at my friendly neighborhood CompuUSA).

We've done quite a bit of hacking with various Linux routers from LRP on up
to full Linux systems with Sangoma WAN cards, and this seems to be the best
all around solution I've seen for the small office or home setup.  As much
as I like LRP routers, it's hard to justify the time setting them up when I
can just plug one of these in, set it to forward ssh through to a Linux
machine inside, and be working in a few minutes.

Bill
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