Thanks to everyone for your advice and help. I have managed to set up the ubuntu server as a transparent caching proxy with web content filtering. This is what I did:
Bought a netgear gigabit wireless router and a gigabit network card for the ubuntu server. I configured the network as follows Internet->DSL Modem->Ubuntu Server->netgear wireless router->Home LAN (wired and wireless) On the Ubuntu server I installed squid, dansguardian and shorewall to configure the firewall. Works great and I can use the ubuntu server for other things. The DSL modem has a firewall in it also so I am double firewalled which is nice. Thanks for all your help - I feel like I've achieved something setting that lot up as I'm not a sysadmin. Thanks, Mark. On Jan 9, 2008 12:58 AM, Dave Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-01-08 at 19:16 +0000, Mark Allison wrote: > > Thing is the Ubuntu server is not only used for firewall/filtering, I > > use it for running BackupPC as well - can IPCop run that? I don't > > however see the need to move to IPCop as the Ubuntu server does > > everything I need it to. > > I'm a fan of specific devices, and IPCop makes gateways easy. Personally > I'd move the server "inside" the network and put a cheap/small box in to > run IPCop. > > -- > Dave Murphy - http://www.schwuk.com > Get in touch - http://schwuk.com/static/contact-details > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
