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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> -- a fast enough CPU for such a task,</P>
<P> -- how much hard drive should I buy,
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<P> -- and should I run a hub behind the firewall, or should I just
throw in some extra NICs?
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<P> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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<P>Thanks in advance for your help,</P>
<P>Ben
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