[NTLUG:Discuss] Firewall recommendations

[Kevin E. Ivey]

Greg Edwards wrote:
> Wayne Dahl wrote:
> 
>> Ok, so Smoothwall doesn't support the Linksys network cards and
>> Securepoint apparently doesn't either.  Any suggestions about pre-rolled
>> firewalls for an old box like mine?
>>
>> P-120
>> 57 Megs memory
>> 1.6 Gig HD space total, 760 Megs on hda1
>> 3Com 3c59x NIC
>> Linksys LNE100TX NIC
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Wayne
> 
> 
> I've been using shorewall (www.shorewall.net).  It's real easy to setup 
> and admin.  If you've got a 2.4 kernel you're already most of the way 
> there.

It is not really too difficult to rool your own IPtables or IPmasq 
script.  That is all I use.

Maybe eight or ten lines and you are passing packets where YOU want them...

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