Firewall, connection splitter help

[Slinkie]

Hi Folks,

My brother is moving into his uni house soon with 6 others and they will be getting broadband when they get there. I read on here a while ago about installing linux onto a computer and using it to split the connection equally between each of the computers. I have searched for the thread but cant find it so can some please let me know what software and hardware would be required to do this?

I have an old comp to use that can have the linux installed onto it, the broadband will be coming in through a modem so I was thinking the set up would be as follows

>wall socket>modem>linux box> PCs

Also, would it be possible for the connection to be split over the network using just one wireless network card in the splitter?

Thanks for any help

Matt

 

[tolien]

You're looking for a router. Something like Smoothwall, IPCop, Clark Connect would be what you're after.

No idea on wireless support with any of them though - you might be much better off hooking a wireless AP to a network card, at least then you'd be guaranteed no problems with drivers.