I just download " smoothwall-2.0-metro.iso"
can anyone please tell me howto install it from redhat 8.0 or do I need to burn it first.

Smoothwall is a stand alone OS in it self.
It can't be installed ontop Red Hat.
/Micha

You will most likely need to burn it to a CD. Some of the larger distros support installing from a harddisk, but I don't think that smoothwall does. If you don't want to make a one-time install cd, and end up with a coaster, than I would suggest that you burn to a CDRW, so long as your drive supports booting from CDRW.

If you're not sure if you need to burn to a CD or not, you could always mount the file. (As root mount FILENAME.ISO -o loop MOUNTPOINT, and then search through what would be on the CD for any bootable floppy images.

Hope this helps.

You will need to burn the iso as an "image".
Depending on what you want to use to do this, GUI or command line,

try
cdrecord -scanbus
to get the dev= numberof your cd writer,
then cd to the directory where the iso is and
cdrecord dev=x,x,x speed=4 smoothwall-2.0-metro.iso

This will make a bootable cd from the iso on a CDR
(taken from the Mondo Rescue HOWTO)

And be aware, this bootable cd will wipe your hard drive hda clean before it installs itself. It doesn't co-exist with anything when it installs.

Regards,
Peter

Mount the image as shown in reply above
[mount FILENAME.ISO -o loop MOUNTPOINT]

and then you can you can source the smoothwall.tgz file from your RH machine [using ftp or http]. You will have to copy or symlink the smoothwall.tgz file to the ftp public or http htdocs directory.

Next - on the RH box, create the two boot disks [replace filex with the image file names - requires 2 blank floppies]
[dd if=/MOUNTPOINT/images/filex of=/dev/fd0]

Now boot the donor PC from the boot floppy and you'll be able to install via ftp or http. You'll have to insert the
2nd disk when prompted, and the install routine *should* autodetect the NIC in the donor PC. Put an IP address into the donor that is on the same network & subnet as the RH machine. Then you'll be able to point the installation routine at the RH machine to pull the 'smoothwall.tgz' file to the donor PC via the network.

After the install routine completes and a reboot, the donor PC will be a fully function FW.

Deleted my post, disregard ;c)

--g

mount smoothwall.iso /mnt/temp -o loop
cd /mnt/temp/var
cp smoothwall /var/smoothwall -r
cd /mnt/temp/home/httpd/
cp * /where you web pub dir for you like

if you like you cam configure apace ssl

cp /mnt/usr/local/* /usr/local -rf

if you like debian . you can copy /mnt/etc/rc.d/* to u etc and change your initab.
goog lucky

well... I am in the process of installing smoothwall 2.0, on a 486/66. I have 2 NIC..(1)Intel EtherExpress 16, and (2)3Com EtherLink III (3C509B-TP)... Smoothwall has detected the Intel NIC and installed the drivers, but the 3Com NICis not being detected, even when I go to manual and pick it from the list. I select *MANUAL* and it is asking me for the module and parameters... this is my first taste of a Linux based program and I have no idea what parameters to use (I assume the module is 3c509) or how exactly to type it in so it is recognized. I only want 2 zones... green and red. But can't get past this module/parameters screen... PLEASE HELP~!

What does the card itself say on it? 3Com is (was?) usually pretty good about silkscreening the part number and MAC addy right on the board.

Please Check The New Thread...
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=41999

Smoothwall 2.0 configuration...PLZHELP~

the 3Com says '3C509B-TP' on the board...

I have 2 NIC's.

1. Intel EtherExpress 16 (which has been recognized and driver downloaded)

2. 3Com EtherLink III (3C509B-TP) (unrecognized... even though it is one of the choices in manual selection.

... any ideas?

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=41999

Is there any way to do a windows "Net Send" command on a smoothwall box?

Ive been told to use samba, but that would mean there was a fileserver/printserver on there and Im not sure if thats a good idea for my firewall.

don't use that tools tp install .coz u can install card by youself.
if u can find 3c59x.o . u can
#insmod 3c59x
#ifconfig ethx 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
than use ifconfi to show ethx
if u can show.
just to edit
/var/smoothwall/ethernet (maybe this dir)
i forgot what file u need edit .but have 3 file only .so u can cat....
this file like redhat network script.u just to add N line.
good luck