On Sat, 07 Apr 2001, Jerry Human wrote:
>
> Ok, I think I've got this straight. I need another box. I have an unused 486DX50 VLB
> with a nic and 32 meg ram, would that do for a firewall/router as you suggested? I
> doesn't have USB but I heard that USB add-on cards are available. Which means I would
> plug the DSL modem into a USB (since I don't have an ethernet modem) card on the 486
>and
> set it up as a firewall/router and plug it into the hub (since I don't have a switch,
> maybe later) on the network. Sort of a sacrificial box, huh. If anything gets
>toasted,
> it's just the firewall/router and not the network. Sounds like a good place for a
>Raid
> setup. Is this correct? Would the 486 slow down the internet connection? How big
>would
> the hard drive need to be? Should I increase the ram?
>
Close. The 486 should do fine, especially if you don't
install X. As for the USB, you still have the same problem
-- you can't use that modem under linux. It doesn't have
drivers for linux!
As for drivespace, I'd say 1-2 gig should be more than
sufficient. But that's a "bare" install. Also, I'd see
about installing the Bastille patches to a fresh RedHat
install (www.bastille-linux.org.) What is Bastille? While
I've never used it myself, my understanding is that it
"hardens" a fresh RedHat install and helps make a good
firewall system.
John
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