Topic: two local networks with SME Server

[jonic]

High, I' m new to SME Server, and from what I have read so far it seems like a great distribution for a network server.

I have to set up a server with two local networks, that should not be able to communicate with each other, both connected two the sme server. Basically I will have three network cards on the server, one for internet, and two for the local networks. My question is: this setup is supported by the sme server?
Should I install some contrib (couldn't find one that seems related)

Or the only way to do this is by manually editing the configuration files?

[the_mad_prof]

Nope.  Sounds like you're making a firewall - ipcop or smoothwall would be my choice.

[jonic]

Thanks for the reply,
Yes, I am building a firewall, but it also must have the role of a web, mail, ftp, samba  server (I am limited to a single machine), so I can't really use IpCop or Smoothwall.
From what I know SME functions as a firewall too, in the 'Server and Gateway' mode, and from what I understand from your post it cannot be made to work with two private networks instead of one. Is this correct?

[gordonr]

From what I know SME functions as a firewall too, in the 'Server and Gateway' mode, and from what I understand from your post it cannot be made to work with two private networks instead of one. Is this correct?

Correct. There is no such configuration option at this stage and no plans to add such a configuration. It can, of course, be done with custom firewalling scripts, and if someone felt like doing that work and submitting patches through the bug tracker, we'd be happy to look at them. However, it's not a high development priority.

I suggest you use one of the multi-network firewall distros to do your networking/firewalling and place the SME Server behind that.

[jonic]

Thanks, for the quick replies, guys. I'll look into some other solutions then.