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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>one quick question... what method of connection are
you using for the wireless machines... restriction to mac address or going with
ip? and what sort of security are you looking at having on this wireless
network, because as you may know wireless is far from secure...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=luau@maile.hi.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 25, 2001 7:17
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [luau] Router + firewall + NIDS
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<P>Aloha all,</P>
<P>I would like some advice on how to do something. I would like to build a
router + firewall + NIDS from scratch to use for my home LAN. I was thinking
of building a box to act as a router and firewall for 1 Sparc, 1 VALinux box,
one Mac, and one Windoze box. I envision a Linux box for this that should boot
headless. I also want this router + firewall box to share one internet
connection with all the others. BTW, the Mac and Windoze boxes will need a
wireless connection (wireless 802.11???). I was also thinking of running Snort
on the internal side of the router + firewall to monitor what gets past the
firewall. Because of all this, I don't think that the linux router project
will work, but the idea is mostly the same.</P>
<P>What I would like to know is what does the community of experts think
is:</P>
<P>--- You are currently subscribed to luau as: mantaray@linuxfreemail.com To
unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') -- a fast
enough CPU for such a task,</P>
<P>-- how much hard drive should I buy, </P>
<P>-- and should I run a hub behind the firewall, or should I just throw in
some extra NICs? </P>
<P>Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. </P>
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<P>Thanks in advance for your help,</P>
<P>Ben </P>
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