Ubuntu Office Server (Internet sharing)

[Beuy]

Good day,

I am trying to setup an ubuntu server that can share an internet connection with a number of differnt PCS.

I currenlty have the network wired like so:


16 Port switch with 1 standard windows vista pc and 1 ubuntu linux server box.

1 D-Link DSL-G604T ADSL Router/Modem connected to the ubuntu linux box.

I have found a few starting points that sugest the use of IP table or IP masquearding, but I notice they all suggest to plug the modem into the switch, one of the reasons I am doing this setup is to control the Internet access that the network computers have. Won't plugging the modem into the switch destory the point of having a linux server?

Any help is greatly apreciated...

[cariboo907]

You should be able to control internet access from your router. Dlink routers are pretty easy to setup. I have a an 8 port switch and a wireless access point connected to my router and it does a great job of controlling access, dhcp and port forwarding.

Jim