[aklug] Re: hardware for super cheap (but small) linux router?

Do you want "pretty and easy to follow interfaces" or be down in the bowels of
the cli?

For cheap and easy (and probably a fine way to learn the basics) there's the
IPCop distro http://www.ipcop.org. It's easy to install and easy to configure
(as long as you remember it uses non-standard ssh ports).

Probably a fine way to learn "how stuff works" before having to go in there
through various GUIs and config files to set stuff up. Plus, I believe you can
still go in there mucking about using various editors and command line tools to
tune and tweak away.

--Jason

On 06/12/2012 03:33 PM, Jim Courtney wrote:
> I have iptables rules that keep things as secure as having two NIC's. No
> problems so far, after having this setup at home for about 13 years and
> getting continuous hack attempts.
>
> On 06/12/2012 01:08 PM, Joshua J. Kugler wrote:
>> On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, Jim Courtney elucidated thus:
>>> I run both my LAN and PPPoE connections on the same ethernet port.
>>> Also, you can put multiple IP's on a single port.
>>>
>>> ifconfig eth0 10.1.1.1
>>> ifconfig eth0:2 10.2.1.1
>>> ifconfig eth0:3 10.3.1.1
>>> etc.
>> I've often thought about doing this, but have never had the guts to try.
>> What are the security implications? Anyone on your local network can
>> try to dial-out on your DSL modem (not a big deal). If the phone company
>> gets compromised, the hacker has access to your internal
>> network...maybe.
>>
>> Any other issues?
>>
>> j
>>
> ---------
> To unsubscribe, send email to<aklug-request@aklug.org>
> with 'unsubscribe' in the message body.
>

---------
To unsubscribe, send email to <aklug-request@aklug.org>
with 'unsubscribe' in the message body.
Received on Tue Jun 12 21:19:57 2012