Re: [linux-tr] Proxy / Paketfilter

["Michael R. Eckhoff" <foobar@null.net>]

I would highly recommend using the 2.2 kernel series for any sort of
firewalling/packet filtering.  It is MUCH more flexable with the ipchains code
than with the old ipfwadm way of doing things.

The only problem you may run into is madge support for the 2.2 kernel.  I
havn't been keeping up with the madge drivers so I'm not sure if this setup
will work.

I can tell you, however, that I see no reason why two IBM ISA adapters using
the 2.2 kernels token ring driver, along with the ipchains utility which you
can find wich a quick search of freshmeat.net, wouldn't do an excellent job for
you.

Mike

On Mon, 08 Mar 1999, Gilbert Ramirez Jr. wrote:
> As Ingmar Hartl said:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > I am quite familiar with Ethernet and TCP/IP, but have no experience
> > with Token Ring. So I need your help for the following problem:
> > 
> > Is it possible to use a linux box with two token-Ring-cards as
> > paketfilter-firewall between two token-Ring networks? 
> 
> It should be, since the filtering is done at the IP layer. But I have not
> tried.
> 
> > I have two "Madge Smart 16/4 AT Plus Ringmode" Token-Ring Cards here.
> > Is there a linux-driver for this card, which allows the use of two
> > cards in one computer?
> 
> Madge has a driver for their Smart Ringnode PCI BusMaster 2. It won't work
> on other variants, however.
> 
> > Thanks, Ingmar.
> 
> --gilbert
> 
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