[NTLUG:Discuss] pass all packets between two nics

[joseph beasley]

You need to google for firewalls and iptables.  And possibly squid for
a caching proxy server.

--- severian at pobox.com wrote:
> Howdy,
>    I set up a SuSE 8.2 box that will be a VPN server, I hope.  I want
> to 
> prove to myself that having this box in the path between their
> internet 
> connection and the rest of the office will not cause any problems.  I
> think 
> I should start by connecting one nic to the Cisco router and the
> second nic 
> to the office switch that the router currently goes to.  I need to
> have my 
> new machine pass everyhing between the two nics.  This leads me to
> several 
> questions.
>    1.  Is there a name for what I want the computer to do with the
> two 
> nics?  I ask because I have been searching for details on how to do
> this 
> without success.  If there is some term I should search on, maybe my
> luck 
> would be better.
>    2. I was going to start by leaving ethereal running for a few days
> 
> monitoring one of the nics.  From reading the ethereal manual, I see
> this 
> is not the normal way people run ethereal.  The manual suggests
> plugging 
> the monitored nic into a hub(not a switch) that carries traffic you
> want to 
> monitor and I can see why this is the normal case.  My machine will
> need to 
> be in the middle to unencrypt and pass traffic to the internal
> network from 
> the insecure internet.  Is there a problem with what I propose?
>    3.  SuSE does not include the autologin package.  Is this just
> because 
> it is nrmally a security risk or is there something odd abut SuSE
> that 
> causes problems for autologin?  In the case of power failures, I need
> to 
> have this machine restart so the customer can still use the net.
> Your comments will be welcomed,
> Ralph
> 
> 
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