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I have been using m0n0wall (firewall) for years and use FreeNAS for file sharing (seperate machines)...might not be quite as intuitive as some of the other gui's but its solid. JG<br><br>http://m0n0.ch/<br>http://freenas.org/<br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:14:28 -0700<br>From: galanolwe@yahoo.com<br>To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>Subject: [tclug-list] Advice on using Linux box as router/firewall/file manager?<br><br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">I've got friends (really) -- who want to use an old box as a router/firewall/file server at the business. I told them Linux can do this -- all-in-one. But I've never been a serious admin type. Am I right that one box with Linux can do these things?<div><br></div><div>They have a modem from their ISP patched into a Netgear Web Safe Router (RP614v3) and four Win boxes (2XP, Vista, Win7) plugged into the router. Could this router be deactivated and used as just a hub? Would file serving be done by Samba?</div><div><br></div><div>O</div><div>GM,MN</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br> <br /><hr />Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2' target='_new'>See how.</a></body>
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