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Old 01-31-2009, 01:27 PM   #1
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Need to know what programs are good for router, firewall, and bandwidth throttling


Hey guys, I'm in the Army and we are getting ready to share out a internet connection and I have been tasked with finding a server. I want to be able to share the bandwidth to approximately 30 computers evenly so no one computer is downloading fast while the others are slow. I need to be able to monitor who is online and how much bandwidth they are using. As well I would like to run file sharing to windows computers, dhcp, a firewall, and a remote desktop(ssh/console should work fine for that). I currently have a 1200mhz athlon with 512mb ram running debian etch. Think this hardware will run fine to share out a 10mbit connection? Any advice of what I need? Any advice on which programs will do want I want. I've got about 3 weeks to get this stuff running before we go overseas. Thanks guys.

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Old 01-31-2009, 04:48 PM   #2
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You will probably want squid as a proxy server, iptables for firewall, install dhcpd for dhcp server, and samba for filesharing. Here is a good link for setting up bandwidth throttling http://knowlinux.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-squid.html

Debian will make a great server. I run it at home for a desktop, server, and on my laptop. I also use it at work.
 
Old 01-31-2009, 04:50 PM   #3
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Oh forgot to mention that you might also want to look into pfsense. That might be a good one to use in that it will setup the firewall and do throttling for you, and do dhcp, and is pretty much a routing software. I think it even will do bgp, and rip v1 and 2.
 
Old 02-01-2009, 12:32 PM   #4
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...iptables for firewall...
On Linux, you presumably will want to run iptables, the question is whether you want an 'easy' front end to generate your iptables ruleset or whether you want to code the rules directly.

I always find the 'easy' rule generators more trouble than they are worth (as I can never figure out which interface is which), but most people would disagree.
 
Old 02-01-2009, 12:50 PM   #5
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I say code the rules in your self. It can be a pain at first to remember all the switches but after you get the hang of it you can breeze right through them.
 
Old 02-02-2009, 08:44 AM   #6
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You should also look at http://www.shorewall.net. I use this to deal with the same issue.
 
  


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