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Coyote, or Other?

I'm looking to replace an NT server runningWinRoute (www.tinysoftware.com) with something for Linux. Its something I've been meaning to do for awhile, bu Rasmon deciding it wanted to crash whenever I dial in has forced the issue.

I did some preliminary reasearch, and came up with .Coyote Linux (http://www.coyotelinux.com) , a small floppy based distro for just the purpose.

Does anyone have any experience with this or any other Linux based routing solution for dialup?

Thanks in advance.

smoothwall 0.9.9--more powerful!!
http://www.smoothwall.org

Epic, thanks for the tip. Due to other circumstances, I ended up going with XP's built in ICS (shudders) but I'll certainly keep it in mind for the next time I need something. It looks very good and I may setup a server with it just to test it out.

All you need is SNF, Mandrake's Single Network Firewall. Y ou can get it here (http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3#security) it is an outstanding solution for any network. Not only doesit provide outside routing services, but it is also very stable and extremely easy to configure (all you need is a web browser or an SSH client). It also includes many additional features DHCP LOGING PROXY(which allows you to block banner adds if need be) advandced firewall tools, and a ton more it is really worth trying out it will be up and running in no time.