Linux networking questions
by marikelis47 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5BMH2)
Okay gang, this is what I have in mind as far as networking and linux and I'd like your input please.
I'm building a network of clustered minicomputers to process various requests and I know I need computers to manage those clusters but this isn't the end I want to talk about. It's the other end of the network where the data connection comes in from the outside world. I was hoping to use an internal cable modem in a computer and since nothing along those lines exists, it looks like all external connections.
I want to take a cable modem and plug it into a standalone computer that has linux installed and acts as the firewall/router for the entire network. I plan on putting at least two dual head NICs into this computer and configuring iptables to route the appropriate requests to their internal network destinations. My question is this: should I build a separate computer to host the http, bind, dhcp, and any other network services I want accessible to the outside world or should I install them on the firewall computer?
I'm building a network of clustered minicomputers to process various requests and I know I need computers to manage those clusters but this isn't the end I want to talk about. It's the other end of the network where the data connection comes in from the outside world. I was hoping to use an internal cable modem in a computer and since nothing along those lines exists, it looks like all external connections.
I want to take a cable modem and plug it into a standalone computer that has linux installed and acts as the firewall/router for the entire network. I plan on putting at least two dual head NICs into this computer and configuring iptables to route the appropriate requests to their internal network destinations. My question is this: should I build a separate computer to host the http, bind, dhcp, and any other network services I want accessible to the outside world or should I install them on the firewall computer?