On Sun, 2005-05-29 at 00:13 +0800, freejay wrote: > 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. > That sounds like the perfect setup for shorewall. -- Multi-RBL Check: http://www.TQMcube.com/rblcheck.htm Kill Spam at the Source: http://www.TQMcube.com/spam_trap.htm Today's Spam Trap Adds: http://www.TQMcube.com/BlockedToday RBLDNSD HowTo: http://www.TQMcube.com/rbldnsd.htm
