Alright you Linux-heads...

From: Charles P. Hobbs <transit_at_lerctr.org>
Date: Fri Oct 20 15:32:36 2000

I've got a couple of 486 boxen (25 mHz, 8-megs of Ram, 1.2 gig
hard drive) sitting around the house. I'd like to make one of them
into a Linux-based firewall for my cable modem. (I also have a copy
of Turbo Linux available for this project)

Currently I use both a PC and a Mac, and switch between them via
a KVM switch. Both are equipped with Ethernet cards to connect into
the cable modem. I've tried using an Ethernet cable switch to
select either the PC or the Mac, but it didn't quite work the way I
expected it to.

At the very minimum, I would like to be able to
* have both the PC and Mac be able to access the internet at
the same time
* do the usual firewall stuff (e.g. keep the bad guy out. I currently
use ZoneAlarm on the pc, and it does a decent job)

I'd also like to go further, and have the Mac and PC read each other's
hard drives (still, while keeping outside users out)

What do I need to do/get here?

Thanks!
Received on Fri Oct 20 2000 - 15:32:36 BST