needing input

["Casey Boone" <bn21stu@semovm.semo.edu>]

got a problem.

im getting an apartment with 2 other guys and we will be getting adsl from
swbell (its in cape girardeau).  the dsl plan we are going to get will give
us 5 real ip addresses to work with.  i would like to have a linux machine
running as sort of an invisable firewall/router physically separating the
rest of the internet from us.  what i mean is the linux box will have 2
netcards in it.  one attached to the local lan and the other to the dsl box
swbell gives us.  i dont want to do ipmasq if i dont have to as not all
programs and not all games run kosher through that kind of setup.  i also
want the linux box inbetween so that i can ensure all ipx and netbeui
traffic stays on the local lan (i know these protocols are not supposed to
go through the dsl box but i want to ensure they have no chance to) and also
i want to be able block all port 137-139 traffic from the outside world.

think this is possible short of writing my own software?

im building the linux box today.  im open to distro suggestions.  i have a
mandrake 6.1 cd so ill likely start off with that.

Casey

-
To unsubscribe, send email to majordomo@silug.org with
"unsubscribe silug-discuss" in the body.