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Convert old computer to linux router/NAS
clockworkjames:
Oh, let me clarify my post,
--- Quote ---first off, is building a box with a bunch of NICs in it a good idea?
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NO.
Melodic:
To be honest, I was expecting the OP to edit that after he realized his mistake. Oops.
Statik:
Ugh... You STILL missed the point. And somehow STILL managed to miss the actual question.
For the record, I dont care about power, I dont want to bridge the connection. (Yes, I am aware that I would be bridging the connection off of one pc to multiple others).
I don't plan on having it run 24/7 (I may in the future, but thats if I actually turn it into a server)
As stated in the original post, I wanted to know the difference between using a bunch of NICs and using 2 NICs + a switch. Using 2 NICs + switch seems to defeat the entire point of making a linux router (at least for me). I have found multiple threads of people talking about having 3 or 4 NICs in a linux box being used as a router / server / whatever.
And Melodic, I don't really see what mistake I made. It's entirely feasible to run more than 2 NICs in a single linux box.
I am simply looking for opinions on distro to use, if anyone knows of a guide to set up a combined router / NAS (and maybe print server). As all I seem to find are one or the other.
bicostp:
You're not going between multiple subnets, therefore you don't need an internal LAN router. You only need one to connect to your ISP's WAN, and your DSL or cable modem does that job.
2 NICs plus a switch is what you want.
dennis:
--- Quote from: clockworkjames on 29 Nov 2008, 17:05 ---Oh, let me clarify my post,
--- Quote ---first off, is building a box with a bunch of NICs in it a good idea?
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NO.
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Not helpful. Also, putting multiple NICs in a Unix/Linux box is really no problem.
I used to run a router/firewall on an old Pentium Pro with 2 3COM NICs for years, and had no problem with it.
I used a distro from the Linux Router Project, but that was way back in 2001 or so. It's been subsumed into the LEAF project which should serve your purpose.
I believe they've updated it with online storage, and it can route wireless over certain wireless NICs.
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