is there any linux distro that can do this?

Jestrik · 01-13-2004, 03:23 PM

Is there a disrto that can do this, or maybe apps that i would be able to install to be able to do this?

To run an HTTP, FTP server on the net, to act a router, ip forwarder and firewall.... The ADSL modem is crappy BT voyager one, is there any support for this....
thanks forany help, most appreciated

trickykid · 01-13-2004, 03:25 PM

Well considering Linux can do all of that, yes, I'm sure all of the distros can do all of that as well.

Jestrik · 01-13-2004, 03:26 PM

how do i do it then?

Tinkster · 01-13-2004, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jestrik
how do i do it then?

Basically by reading

http://www.apache.org
for apache instructions.

man route
man iptables
for routing and firewall

man proftpd
for FTP

Have fun
Tink

trickykid · 01-13-2004, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jestrik
how do i do it then?

Seriously, don't you think that is a little broad of a question? I'm not here really here to rewrite howto's that are already out there. You should do one step at a time.

Setup your server first, setup your firewall and most likely then set it up as a router. Then setup either FTP and then httpd in any order. There are tons of documentation out there like at:

www.tldp.org

You should at least start it, run into any specific problems in setting up or don't understand something specific, then ask.

Regards.

scott_R · 01-13-2004, 03:33 PM

You might want to check out webmin as well, as it us a nice browser-based GUI helper for setting up these kinds of things.

jschiwal · 01-13-2004, 04:07 PM

I think that what is usually done, is to have one computer function as a firewall/router. This computer will then direct ftp or web traffic to a computer in the lan network running these servers. The firewall computer doesn't have to be a very powerful computer but is set up to be very secure. There are several books on linux networking and security that you might want to read before you operate internet exposed services.