how to create a gentoo proxy server?

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Falchion · Post by **Falchion** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:55 pm

This post is from a noob the never create a linux server before.

I want to create a simple LAN server that has bandwith manager, http replicator for LAN, and firewall. How do I start? :\
I should understand some of Linux's technical terms by now.... but please bear with me if I don't.

Thank you!

Aries-Belgium · Post by **Aries-Belgium** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:19 pm

Hi,
On the Gentoo Wiki pages you can find a nice guide for setting up a Home Server.

Good luck ...

Falchion · Post by **Falchion** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:10 am

Thx for the reply.
I just finished installing Gentoo... yup, it took me days to do this, but now I've done it

moving on to that page... I have 2 questions about it:

1) I don't know how to do fresh install on those components mentioned on the requirement section on the top of the page:
rcs - to do simple version control on your config files etc.
snort -
AIDE
rrdtools - used by ntop to store graphs
ntop - to get statistics on your traffic.
iptables - the heart of the matter.
logsentry - keep tap on logs.
ntp - get a correct time.
sshd -

2) I also noticed that they have 2 network card + 1 onboard???? I only have 1 network card and 1 onboard... is this sufficient or do I need to buy another one.
I also remember that I had a problem configuring onboard network card "lo"(for manual configuration during liveCD) as it would ping the gateway but won't connect to the servers that I put on nameservers. Is it a normal problem with onboard card?? Is that why the guide use two more external network cards and leave that one untouched??

Thank you

Falchion · Post by **Falchion** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:47 pm

ok, I just noticed that the cd gave a website to install those programs...
I still tho, don't know where to get rcs, snort, and sshd.

anyone willing to help?

I also still have question no.2 unanswered

spufi · Post by **spufi** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:27 pm

Falchion wrote:I still tho, don't know where to get rcs, snort, and sshd.

in the "home-server" howto, /everything/ is explained ("emerge ntop, emerge net-analyzer/rrdtool, etc etc ").
Mind you that some of these packages require ~x86, not stable.

Falchion wrote:I also still have question no.2 unanswered

'lo' isn't your onboard nic: lo is "loopback", it's a virtual network card, without much use (unless you go into details).

Falchion · Post by **Falchion** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:36 pm

spufi wrote:
Falchion wrote:I still tho, don't know where to get rcs, snort, and sshd.
in the "home-server" howto, /everything/ is explained ("emerge ntop, emerge net-analyzer/rrdtool, etc etc ").
Mind you that some of these packages require ~x86, not stable.

Falchion wrote:I also still have question no.2 unanswered
'lo' isn't your onboard nic: lo is "loopback", it's a virtual network card, without much use (unless you go into details).

thx you, I couldn't believe I missed that when I went thru that page.

ic... I guess during boot, gentoo couldn't really detected my onboard ethernet card, thank you so much for clarifying. No wonder I couldn't connect to the internet.

ok then, another question, when I did ls /lib/modules/`uname -r `/kernel/drivers/net, it list several modules, but I'm not sure which one is for my onboard card....
my motherboard is Asrock 775VM800, how do I know which one is needed?

sorry for all the questions

edit: I found out that I can do lspci and it will list the module for my ethernet card... so it says that mine is VT6102 [RHINE-II].... now, which is it??? I've goggled "VT6102 module" and it explain nothing.

edit: ok, this might look stupid, but I just saw "via-rhine.ko" on the list.... I guess this must be it??

oh well, gotta try to find out

edit: modprobe via-rhine does nothing... I did ifconfig and it still display lo. Anyone can help? the module id is: 1106:3065.

edit: nvm, stupid me just found out that I had to do "ifconfig eth0", and it actually show up!!!

I guess now I need to configure that now.

thx for all the help, expect more questions coming after this!!!

edit: OMG, IT WORKS! I'M CONNECTED!!! yay, I'm no longer noob!!! ok, plz don't delete this thread since I'll have more real server related question after this.

spufi · Post by **spufi** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:32 pm

make sure you add built-in support for your network card when you start configuring your kernel, not as module.

Falchion · Post by **Falchion** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:21 am

spufi wrote:make sure you add built-in support for your network card when you start configuring your kernel, not as module.

Thx for telling, I did read somewhere along the line about doing this...
But I'm still not too familiar with kernel yet... I used Genkernel to compile. How do I do this?

spufi · Post by **spufi** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:57 am

Falchion wrote:I used Genkernel to compile. How do I do this?

No idea, never used genkernel. I'm pretty sure it's all nicely explained in the handbook.

PietdeBoer · Post by **PietdeBoer** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:40 am

perhaps you should try to switch over to a manual compiled kernel....

its relatively easy.. many people think its **** difficult

but it aint..

read the gentoo docs a few times.. then you'll see what you have to do to create your own compiled kernel

the 2 nics in the tut. are neccesary for setting your server up as a router for your home network..... ofcourse you dont need 2 nics if you are only trying to built a proxy server

*correct me if im wrong* cause iam not 100% sure about it.

good luck with your server

spufi · Post by **spufi** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:46 am

PietdeBoer wrote: *correct me if im wrong* cause iam not 100% sure about it.

That's correct. You only need 2 nics when there's gonna be routing involved.