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Firewall & Web Server OpenBSD/Linux

  • 01-04-2005 1:43pm
    #1
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭


    hey everyone,

    i want to replace my Linksys router by a spare PC i have lying around. It's a pentium 2 with 192MB RAM and a 4.3GB Disk. (I have a spare 240MB disk knocking around too).

    I want to run apache, squid, bind and dhcp for the internal network. I was thinking of using OpenBSD but seen as they don't like Apache 2 now i'm not so sure. The only Linux options are debian and gentoo (which is my preferred on as of now).

    I want to keep my internal server for File, Print and some web development stuff, and i also want the logging on the web server to work properly, hence why it has to be on the internet. Sorta leaning towards OpenBSD at the minute, but for the apache problem. Anybody running such a setup?

    EDIT: Sorry I should add that the web server on this box will be available towards the internet. Does anyone know if IBB will make you stop doing this as I've had a https:// server for checking my e-mail and they never mentioned it?


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  • #2
    Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,484 ✭✭✭Gerry


    Do you absolutely have to have apache2? If not, openbsd will be a better solution. It has far more capabilties as a firewall and router than linux. I'm using it in work currently, very easy to set it up as a nat box. Also running ftp-proxy on it which is nice as it means you can use even active ftp on your client machines without any extra firewall rules and without opening up any security holes.
    You can use openbsd to make your windows clients look like openbsd from a network perspective. Also has very good support for traffic shaping, and facilities for rate limiting pings. I could go on..


  • #3
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    Cheers thanks a million Gerry. Apache2's not really a big deal, nothing I'd be running would require it, i was just worred about getting 'stuck' at the current 1.3 release. The traffic shaping sounds excellent because we have regular bandwidth-wars in this house! If only i'd heard of ftp-proxy before I'd have saved a lot of hassle! OpenBSD it is then i think. :)


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