RE: [OT] Calling The Penguin People

["Don McAllister" <donmc@xxxxxxx>]

If you just want a Linux firewall you can just download a copy of
Smoothwall which is a self contained distro. Installs in about 10 mins
and works great. The only problem is it won't give you much exposure to
Linux as it is all hidden away!!

If you can get red hat all the better but be prepared for some head
scratching once installed to understand how it all fits together.

Don

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Laurence [mailto:andy@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 25 April 2002 10:04
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Calling The Penguin People
> 
> > Okay chaps since I slag Linux rather a lot I've decided to put
my
money
> > where my mouth is!
> >
> > What I intend doing is setting up, as an experiment for the
moment
to
> > find out what the penguin is all about, an old P2 box with Linux
to
use
> > as a server/firewall/internet gateway.
> >
> > So where do I download Linux from since I know they give it
away?
;-)
> 
> Depends which distribuition you're after.  http://www.linux.org lists
a
> good
> number of distros.  I'd recommend Debian, but thet's my
personal
opinion.
> Each user prefers a different distro.
> 
> > Can I interface this to a Windows XP LAN/WLAN and if so how?
> 
> What do you mean by interface?  They all use TCP/IP, and samba
does
> NetBIOS
> for Linux.
> 
> > I'm not saying you lot have won, just that I'm prepared to
try
something
> > different!
> 
> Heh!
> 
> Andy
> 
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