Linux Gateway to the Internet

So you are a small business, but you want limited access to the Internet for email, for browsing, for file transfer.

Maybe you have a couple of computers at home, and your kids want to surf the web while you work.

You don't want to spend the big bucks for a permanent, high speed, ISDN or T1 phone connection.

Your company's web site is hosted by your ISP, so you don't need a permanent connection for your customers to access your pages.

You don't have a lot of money for a gateway machine.

You are somewhat concerned about security from the bad guys on the internet.

Perhaps the solution to your problem is a relatively low power Linux computer, and a relatavely cheap unmetered access account with your local ISP (You may already have all you need.)

Here is a description of the gateway system I have at home, and another description of the gateway system I set up for a friend's business.

But first, what are the problems we are trying to solve?

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problem.html - description of some of the problems to solve.
solution.html - a general description of the solutions.
home.html - Ben's home network.
draco.html - The gateway machine, hardware description.
draco_sw.html - The gateway machine, software description.
xyzcom.html - Another such setup.
security.html - Thoughts about security.

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