> From: bblisa [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Aminoff > > My project: build a home firewall/NAT box on which I can have a web app > where my kids check off when they have done their chores in order to get > screen time (aka internet access). > > The web app I can write. I can build a firewall/NAT box by hand in > iptables, but do I have to?
Don't build a firewall yourself. I've seen a zillion poorly implemented homegrown firewalls where some IT person said, "Well that's just NAT and iptables. I can do that." And don't run them on the same machine (unless you're talking about two separate VM's inside a common host.) I would recommend pfsense for the firewall. It's a derivative of monowall. Much more powerful, manageable, featureful, etc. I simply love it for home and small business (<5 users). _______________________________________________ bblisa mailing list [email protected] http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa
