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smooth wall
- Thread starter core2due
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yes
it will run on very minimal hardware
it will run on very minimal hardware
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smoothwall is the OS
http://smoothwall.org/
read the documentation there
and use smoothwall express 2.0 w/sp1 ..not the alpha 3.0
http://smoothwall.org/
read the documentation there
and use smoothwall express 2.0 w/sp1 ..not the alpha 3.0
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smokie mcpott said:
QFT. Go read the install guide, the install is pretty tough without it! Understand the green/red/orange/blue ports and know what each one is for. Be sure to mark the NIC on the back of the pc so you can remember which one is green and which one is red.
For anyone wondering about smoothwall:
It's a custom OS that turns any computer into a stand-alone router. Requirements are very low, most P2's with 128mb of ram are more than enough. You need 2 or more NICs. One is for your cable/dsl modem, the other goes out to a switch where all your computers are. (Can use an AP or convert a normal router to a switch + AP)
Anyone want to talk stability? My IPCop (kinda like smoothwall) box has been up for 237+ days, and the internet has been active for 114+ days. I've got lots of stuff running wired and wireless. Nothing can stop my IPCop box! My goal is 365+ days uptime.
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If I didnt keep tinkering with my smoothie, I might be able to compete. Too bad, I keep going back and changing NICS, or whatever. Also considering that the last 2 smoothwalls have had hardware issues (2 bad HDD,s 1 bad MB).
Hell if I hadnt moved it out here, I would be able to beat you with a win2k lappie that I have.
Hell if I hadnt moved it out here, I would be able to beat you with a win2k lappie that I have.
Bios24 said:
My old one was up for over a year, so long that I came across it one day (at old job) and I was getting ready to use it elsewhere as I forgot what it was there for. Very, very reliable.
I run ipcop now as well, which is probably even easier for the beginner to setup
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core2due said:
Your smooth wall box is a router. So you can use that as is but it will be redundant.
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core2due said:
I would still use it, but only use it as a switch and an access point. As said previously, the smoothwall box is now your router. You can google the process, but it's fairly simple. It's just a matter of turning off DHCP (because smoothwall now does this) And not using your Linksys routers 'WAN' port. You'll plug your smoothwall box into 'port 1' and use port 2-4 for computers, as well as traditional wireless devices. This way you can administor everything from the smoothwall box, and still set up wireless from the linksys setup page.
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So what's the deal here? You have a spare computer and you want to know what to do with it?
If the PC has enough horsepower you could make it into an ORB server. Maybe a web/ftp server? Do you game? If you have the bandwidth you could set up a gamingserver?. If it has enough storage space you could use FreeNAS or OpenFiler to make a NAS for backups and storage. I forget the app, but I did see a security system app that can monitor cameras and such.
If the PC has enough horsepower you could make it into an ORB server. Maybe a web/ftp server? Do you game? If you have the bandwidth you could set up a gamingserver?. If it has enough storage space you could use FreeNAS or OpenFiler to make a NAS for backups and storage. I forget the app, but I did see a security system app that can monitor cameras and such.
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