[NBLUG/talk] Linux as router

[Mark Street]

Hi Osiris,

It was I who mentioned/use firestarter.  I use it on one of my linux
firewall boxen.

A good tutorial that I have found helpful in the past is,

http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net/  pick your format and get to work.

Osiris Pedroso said:
> This is more a trip for enlightenment than actually just to get a
> firewall.
> I have a Netgear hardware firewall already in place, behind this machine
> at
> the moment.
>
> The real big plan is to later on do some traffic shapping with my VoIP
> phone
> on the inside of the net, making my phone calls immune to my ftp
> transfers.
> Today it is outside due to my inability to forward packages from one NIC
> to
> the other.
>>
>> I have a Linux machine running with two NICs on it (+ the loopback
>> interface), which I would like to use as a firewall for my home network.
>> I would like to understand a bit more about iptables and wonder if any
>> of
>> you could help me.