Building a nix server

[hawkwynd]

My ISP is adelphia cable, who are currently blocking port 80 (Those
Bastards!) 

I do have a 486 lying in the basement, I think it's still got
enough 'umph' to be a firewall, so I'll crack the case open and see if I
can get it to fire up. Shouldn't need more than a 1gb hd for it, should I,
if it's sole responsibility is to be a firewall?

I have a copy of the Fedora Project, just not install all the bells and
whistles on it for graphical stuff, and it should run ok, right?
Is 128mb ram enough? 

Ok, I have a server, AMD K6-2 450Mhz with 512mb ram and 36gb w/ raid
controller and dds3 tape drv, and a 7 drive scsi plextor tower I want to
use for my email, web, dhcp and fun love as well as the SpamAssasin filter
for my windows machines (God I LOVE THIS!) It's currently the gateway, so
I guess the first act of contrition is to get working on the firewall. So,
off to the basement I go.. 

I'm sure you'll be hearing more from me soon.. Thanks!




On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Cyber Source wrote:

> quick overview response;
> 1. What is your internet connection?
> 2. I would recommend a seperate box for the firewall itself, then 
> install some flavor of Linux with Shorewall for the firewall. Doesn't 
> have to be much, I have one here that is a 166mhz w/32mb ram.
> 3. I'm not big on the wireless when it comes to a security issue.
> 4. I would make your main box a dhcp, email, squid behind the firewall 
> running with RH9 (why 7.2?)
> 5. Does anyone host the domain now? Would you/Could you host it there, 
> see question one, if so, add email and apache to the list of question four.
> 6. Google online is the best information source (up 2 date) I have found 
> for Linux, and here on the list.
> 
> 
> 
> hawkwynd wrote:
> 
> >	Currently, I have an AMD K62-550 w/ 256mb ram, Adaptec AAA-131
> >raid controller w/ 4 Ultrastar 9gb drives and a 20gb eide boot disk. The
> >Os is win2k server which I am using as my gateway to the ISP for my
> >workstations. I know I could replace it easily with a router and be done
> >with it, but I have another idea/wish for it. 
> >
> >	I would like to configure that machine to be the following:
> >
> >1. An Internet gateway for my home network, as well as the firewall to
> >prevent all the evils from coming in to my network. I also have a wireless
> >access point tied into my switch, for my notebook which is currently
> >running win2k, (soon to be nix).
> >
> >2. an email server for myself (using Pine on Rh 7.2), and my wife's
> >machine, who is using OE on her win2k pro machine. 
> >
> >	I own a domain name, hawkwynd.com, and would like to set up 2 or
> >three email accounts for our own private use, instead of the spam ladened
> >accounts we use now from our ISP. I know there is a way to do this with
> >Linux.
> >
> >	Got any good book titles or URL's so I can make this happen? If
> >not all, I'd accept one piece of the list so far to get me started.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >
> >  
> >
>