[Voyage-linux] Alix 2C3 firewall/router

[Andy Holzrichter]

> For the record, here are my goals:
>
> * Main goal - small (wired) firewall/NAT/router
> * Would like to provide DNS, DHCP
> * Would be nice if machine were running iptables, as I mostly
understand 
> that.
> * Would also be nice to have a web-based admin interface - webmin?
> * Get rid of the /ro and /rw stuff, and
> * Have all logging go to USB thumb drive; everything else should
remain 
> static and RO on the CF card.
>
> Eventually it would be nice to add wireless capability, but I'm not 
> ready for that now.
>
> Thoughts, suggestions, and pointers are welcome.  I know there are 
> occasionally some significant gaps in my knowledge, but I'm happy to
learn.
>  -Don

Have you looked into pfSense?  It runs quite well on a 2C3 box.  I
originally got into these boards to run either pfSense or M0n0wall.  For
me, the idea of running Linux on the Alix board is relatively new.
We're doing it mostly because of a specialized need for a device to
receive syslog info.