<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Mud Network Setup --> <!--X-From-R13: "Rbzvavp X. 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Eidson" <<A HREF="mailto:sauron#the-infinite,org">sauron#the-infinite,org</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 00:17:23 -0600 (CST)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, Jon A. Lambert wrote: > J C Lawrence wrote: > > [Kept the list of HW to make things simpler] > A 486dx66 with 16mb running slackware Linux > A Pentium 90 with 32mb running Win95 > A 400mhz P-II with 64mb running Win98 > A new dual 500mhz P-III with 128mb running Win2000/server > > I've got a 56k dial-up connection running off the P-II. [Snip] > I'm confused about this issue. I was planning on connecting the P-III > right onto the net. Should I instead use the 486 or P90 as a router? > What are the downsides and upsides of using the linux machine as a > firewall/router? Could I also use it as a browser gateway, since > I'd like the P-II to have web access. Would I only need 1 static > IP for all 3 machines? (I'm planning on scrapping one of them.) With the machines you have, I would suggest a setup somewhere along the following: 56k modem/DSL/Cable \ \ 486[1] --- hub/switch ---- P90 / \ / \ P2/400 P3/500 (And remove whichever one later you want to remove.) [1] The 486 you set up as GW box (if you want, you can run NAT/IP Masquerading on it). If you choose to go the NAT/IP Masquerading route, I'd suggest reading the IP Masquerading-HOWTO (or mini-howto) - it has a nice short step-by-step process for doing this. As for how feasible this is to do - we do NAT at work (we have approx. 2500 machines on our LAN/WAN, all firewalled/NAT'ed through one poor Ultra10... If you choose to give all 3 (4?) public IP's, then all you would have to do is set the routes on the 486 to point to the correct interface for the various IP/s. > >Switches: HP makes some very nice equipment. Hot pluggable, full > >(and well done) SNMP support, remote console, etc. Been a while > >since I've bought one, but they were comparitively reasonably priced > >last time I did. Small plug here - I know the gear is expensive, but I am biased towards Bay Networks (maybe soon to be called Nortel) (mainly because we use it exclusively and have had very little problems with it.) -- Dominic J. Eidson "Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-menu!" - Gimli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <A HREF="http://www.the-infinite.org/">http://www.the-infinite.org/</A> <A HREF="http://www.the-infinite.org/~dominic/">http://www.the-infinite.org/~dominic/</A> _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00544" HREF="msg00544.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mud Network Setup</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Emil Eifrem <emil#eifrem,com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00534" HREF="msg00534.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mud Network Setup</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Jon A. 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Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sat 04 Mar 2000, 05:02 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00538" HREF="msg00538.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mud Network Setup</A></strong>, Dominic J. Eidson <a href="mailto:sauron#the-infinite,org">sauron#the-infinite,org</a>, Sat 04 Mar 2000, 06:24 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00544" HREF="msg00544.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mud Network Setup</A></strong>, Emil Eifrem <a href="mailto:emil#eifrem,com">emil#eifrem,com</a>, Sat 04 Mar 2000, 20:14 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00539" HREF="msg00539.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mud Network Setup</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Sat 04 Mar 2000, 07:16 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00547" HREF="msg00547.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mud Network Setup</A></strong>, Emil Eifrem <a href="mailto:emil#eifrem,com">emil#eifrem,com</a>, Sat 04 Mar 2000, 20:14 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00504" HREF="msg00504.html">[MUD-Dev] Portal</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Thu 02 Mar 2000, 00:55 GMT </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>