security ideas for Linux router?
Hi,
I got an awesome deal today on a Linksys wired Etherfast Cable/DSL
router and 4 port switch - $5 USD at our local Goodwill Computer Store.
They get donations and then sell them (they are a non-profit corp. that helps
the disabled). The model number is: BEFSR41 version 3.
What exactly can I do with this in Linux? I have 2 computers and would
like to network them using this.
It came with a 6 foot ethernet cable and a 12V power adapter. Any ideas
and/or pointers on what to do to set this up in Linux would be great.
Right now I have raw ethernet frames being sent to my laptop which is
using static IP so I have nothing in the way:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
66.93.172.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
0.0.0.0 66.93.172.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
My eventual goal is to setup a DMZ network and route my public network
traffic behind that but for the present I just want to get my 2
computers sharing the DSL line using this router I got.
Here is my planned DMZ setup:
http://www.hyperyoda.org/my-DMZ-network-diagram.png
PS: The Goodwill store has a 20 port Agilent switch (still wrapped in
plastic in the box) for $20.
Is that also a good deal?
Zach
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