> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of freejay > Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 6:14 PM > To: Fedora Core > Subject: firewall help > > Hi, currently our network (2.2.2.x/16) is connected to a gateway router > (with an IP address of 2.2.2.1) and we do not have any internet > connection. > My boss told me that our network would be connecting to the internet soon, > so I better build a firewall for this. The firewall we came up with is a 3 > interfaced linux box. One interface is connected to the internet, another > to > our network, and the last one to the gateway router. Here's the problem: > 1.) the firewall should be transparent enough between the gateway and our > network that if we need to disconnect from the firewall we could connect > directly to the gateway router. > 2.) Our current settings on both gateway and network is retained even if > connected to the firewall. (e.g. the gateway of our PC's are still > 2.2.2.1) > Hope somebody can help. Hi, http://www.smoothwall.org can help you. I use it with 3 interfaces: an internet interface, a DMZ interface and a LAN interface (this one connected with backbone switch). Piero
