I can't answer your direct question, but two alternatives are possible.
One is a device called SonicWall from Sonic Systems -- a ethernet-level
firewall device. Cost is $500 and up.
The other route (and the one I chose for my DSL line) is a dual-homed
Pentium-class machine running RH Linux 5.2. This can, with fair security,
serve both as a router and a firewall. It will do DHCP and IP masquerading
to accomodate your network configuration. There is a bit of a learning
curve in setting up the firewall, but the RH Linux install program is fairly
painless, as UNIX goes.
If you happen to have a P-166 or somesuch you are retiring, this can be
almost free. You can also add a third network card for a DMZ-style server
area, again for little cost except old hardware.
The other advantage to the Linux approach IS the learning curve -- you WILL
understand what is going on when you are done. ;-)
Kevin Murphy
Native Sun Systems
>
>Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 13:50:27 -0800
>From: "Boris Berkman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: SDSL, routers and firewalls
>
>Dear firewall/SDSL experts,
>
>I am a real newbie to this "Internet security" thing. My
>experience with networking was so far exclusively on
>the LAN level, while Internet experience - on the level
>of dial-up, using e-mail pop/smtp servers set up by
>the ISP, and FTP-ing to the site hosting a Web page.
>
>With all the luck, this will all change in 3-4 weeks, if
>and when Concentric Network people will confirm 384K
>SDSL service is possible and install it. The router will
>be Flowpoint 2200, which has an optional Firewall for
>an extra $300 (in addition to $500 for the router itself).
>
>My questions are:
>
>How good/bad is this "firmware" Firewall? Should we
>use it at all or should we go with generic Firewall
>software? If using "firmware" Firewall, should we use
>it alone or in combination with other firewall products?
>
>Will we need a single machine with 2 network cards in
>any case? WIll we need to setup any proxy servers?
>What would it take to have more than one domain on
>the site?
>
>Any answers/hints/pointers are greatly appreciated.
>
>[
> There gotta be a good source for this type of
> questions (except, may be, for Flowpoint 2200 firewall
> specific stuff)...
>]
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Boris.
>
>
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