Hi,

I am wondering if there is any modem+router that I can buy and install linux on it.

So I'll use it as firewall (iptables, mrtg ...)

Thx

Umm...any redundant PC with two network cards and ZeroShell, hooked up on one card to a switch and the internal network, and with the other card to the modem...

Or, the same PC with any distro.

Good luck

Thor

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I think your question is regarding being able to install linux on a low-power device moreso than a "regular" computer. If that's the case, there are a number of routers available on the market that can be re-flashed with aftermarket firmware such as dd-wrt or OpenWRT. Both of these work pretty well--it's mainly a matter of verifying which devices are compatible with your chosen firmware.

Although there are some combo modem+router units in use by various DSL companies and utilities, it's probably less likely they can reprogrammed in the same way many of the router-only hardware devices. In any case, be prepared to keep the modem and then either try flashing a Linksys WRT54GL (or similar) with dd-wrt or OpenWRT or simply use an old desktop computer with two network cards as Thor suggested.

If you're new to linux I'd probably start by practicing with an old desktop--they're a lot easier to reload if you make a mistake in the configuration!

Good luck!

I agree with the dd-wrt deal and openwrt if that is what you are looking for along with the old pc or micro pc install. Even floppy based router firewalls exist.

You can run a virtual machine on your system that does the same thing. Distro's like untangle would be a good choice to run within your OS on a VM. Then just point your traffic to the VM and let the VM do it's thing.

Thanks for the answer,

I had installed OpenWRT on Linksys WRT54GL in the past (4 years ago) I liked it.

Now, what I am looking for is a router and a modem in the same small box, because i don't want to buy two devices: router + modem.

And the modem in general has the same size as the router. Moreover i won't be sure that the modem will be compatible with BELL Canada (my actual ISP)

I could have used a pc, but it's big, noisy and more expensive than a simple device.

any advice ?

Regards