Ok, here's the thing. I have SuSE 9.3 rurnning as a router and DHCP server, but it has some problems with my monitor (or video card), and I DO need to run an x server there (for some multimedia purposes). However, I didn't see Ubuntu having any problems with my card, so I wanna switch. But I'm still not so good at this (I set up my SuSE using a howto), and I don't want to spend a couple of days with internet only on one computer, and with no phone (I have VoIP)

So what I'm asking is, can anybody tell me how to set up ubuntu as a router and dhcp server or just link me to a page with a howto? I've googled this but found nothing...



thx,
svinka

Packet routing is handled by iptables, in SuSE and Ubuntu as well. You could copy the firewall configuration from the SuSE box, edit out any SuSE specific nonsense (if any), and use the same firewall script on the Ubuntu box. Or simply use it as a basis to write a new firewall config script if the SuSE one doesn't work properly on Ubuntu.

In Ubuntu there are several GUI-based firewall configurators that can help, although I never recommend creating something as important as a firewall script using a gui, their names are guarddog and firestarter.

As for your DHCP server, again backup the config file for the DHCP server, and install the same server on the Ubuntu box, copying the conf file to the new machine.

It's not exactly rocket science but as it is not a hardware router that has a big "work now" button on it, it can take a bit to set up if you are not familiar with the tools. Once you get started if you get stuck on something search the forum, or post here if you can't find the answer you are looking for.

My experience has been that Ubuntu(aka Debian) tends to be significantly faster on the same hardware when used as a router/server, but your millage may vary.

Thx, I'll try that, but I'm leaving for a whole week now, so I'll try that once I get back!

Just one more question, can u please, tell me the specific path to the conf files? I'm pretty sure I know where they are, just need to be more sure that that's them.

Thanks again!
svinka.