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Red Hat Linux 6.X as an Internet Gateway for a Home Network

Paul Ramsey <pramsey@refractions.net>

June 22, 2000

A simple tutorial on configuring Red Hat 6 and related variants to operate as an internet gateway to a small home or office network. Topics covered include masquerading, DNS, DHCP, and basic security.

1. Introduction

1.1 Versions
1.2 Copyright

2. Plugging Things In

2.1 With a Hub
2.2 Without a Hub
2.3 With Only One Network Card

3. Configuring Networking

3.1 Configuring a Network Driver
3.2 Configuring the Inside Network
3.3 Configuring the Outside Network
3.4 Security

4. Configuring Masquerading

5. Problems

5.1 ICQ Does Not Work
5.2 I Have Caldera 2.X Not Red Hat 6.X
5.3 I Want One of My Internal Machines to be my Web Server

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