How PC with 2 NIC cards will act as a server?

ijack June 26, 2011 at 00:35:19

You don't need two NICs. Just connect one to the switch as you would any other computer. What particular services do you require from your server?

jefro June 26, 2011 at 13:36:12

What do you want to do with the server? That would tell us more. If you want to run it as a firewall or router or use it as a server for files or applications or what? 1/3 of highway deaths are caused by drunks. The rest are by people who can't drive any better than a drunk.

Hi... Thanks for your reply. I want to run my PC as a firewall to see how malicious data is filtered.Could you please help in this regard?

jefro June 27, 2011 at 09:44:11

Instead of ubuntu server, could you use a dedicated firewall /intrusion monitor distribution instead? 1/3 of highway deaths are caused by drunks. The rest are by people who can't drive any better than a drunk.

Hi.... I had installed eBox open source UTM firewall through synaptic package manager from Ubuntu OS(server edition). Here we had a router connected to one of the 8-port switch and remaining ports to PC's. I'm using 2 NIC cards. How should I give connection to those NIC cards? I mean Internet should pass to others through my PC(server). What are all the settings should be made in that firewall so that it will be active? Is it possible to see traffic flowing to remaining PC's? And can I block traffic using this firewall to other PC's? Could you please give guidelines in this regard?

jefro June 29, 2011 at 14:40:36

Then see this and that for ideas. http://www.howtoforge.com/using-ebo... http://www.zentyal.org/ 1/3 of highway deaths are caused by drunks. The rest are by people who can't drive any better than a drunk.

I had downloaded (Endian Firewall) open source UTM firewall and burn it to a CD. Can I install and go ahead with this firewall? Then what about NIC cards connection. Can you please get back to me?

I had downloaded (Endian Firewall) open source UTM firewall and burn it to a CD. Can I install and go ahead with this firewall? Then what about NIC cards connection. Can you please get back to me?

jefro July 2, 2011 at 14:05:50

Edian is a complete distro. If you like it you can install it over ubuntu. 1/3 of highway deaths are caused by drunks. The rest are by people who can't drive any better than a drunk.

Distro......you mean