[CentOS] How can i share my WAN ip to my LAN?
Guy Boisvert
boisvert.guy at videotron.ca
Tue Jan 22 18:53:20 UTC 2008
Guy Boisvert wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
>> On Tuesday 22 January 2008 14:52:19 Alain Spineux wrote:
>>> Of course the main idea is to avoid to have a non firewall dedicated
>>> linux (like centos is) configured by
>>> someone without to much network knowledge be in front of Internet.
>>
>> I'd really recommend going for the router. They are not very
>> expensive and easier to set up than most dsl modems. A built-in
>> firewall comes with most, and better ones have easily configured
>> port-forwarding if/when you come to need it. My Netgear DG634G has
>> all that and wireless too. And the best thing is that it has a really
>> good we-based interface (most use web-based, but not all are good in
>> terms of well-explained and easy to configure).
>>
>> Anne
>>
>
> If you want to go with this kind of router (cheap, wireless, simple), i
> would then recommend a Linksys WRT-54GL (The trailing "L" is very
> important, about 50$) and replace the stock firmware with DD-WRT (GPL).
> DD-WRT is real nice, simple and have a lot of interesting features. It
> is less flexible than the solutions below.
>
> You could go with OpenWRT and the same Linksys WRT-54GL if you're a
> Linux savvy.
>
> If you have an old PC laying around, i'd then recommend pfSense. I have
> pfSense firewalls on some sites and it runs very very well.
>
> If you prefer to go with SBC (Single Board Computer like a Soekris
> net45xx/net48xx or WRAP board), then you have a choice between mOnOwall
> and pfSense (and many others but those 2 are simple yet powerful).
>
> I have a couple of SBC boxes installed at my clients' offices running
> mOnOwall (WRAP SBC Boards) and they do a very good job. They are very
> energy efficient with small footprint.
>
> Finally, you could go for a used Cisco Router (something like a 2600
> series) if you like Cisco like a do. But it's not an easy solution,
> it's very command line centric and you could have a hard time decrypting
> the very large command list of IOS (and getting used to it).
>
>
> Hope this helped.
>
>
> Guy Boisvert
> IngTegration inc.
Replying to mmyself, i want to add that wireless could be more
problematic with mOnOwall and pfSense. Those 2 are based on BSD and
you'd have to check compatibility list vs. BSD version before buying.
Guy Boisvert
IngTegration inc.
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