I have been lurking on this list for a while, and it's obvious that
some of you are real pros at this. I am definitely not. I got assigned
the firewall project simply because I set up the network, running the
coax, getting a T-1 line, configuring the router, DNS, web and e-mail
hosting, etc.
But we have discovered that we are next to naked out there. We have
a real class 'c' license internally, a Netopia router (don't laugh), and
a Redhat Linux 5.2 box that wants to be a firewall. But we have no
experts to make it a *real* firewall.
I have looked at using Gauntlet on an NT machine, I am still studying
the eval free copy. Lots to learn...
All we need is a simple firewall to protect our internal network. I have
already tried a firewall-testing site, www.grc.com, and it's a bit frightening
how exposed we are, in particular, our netbios ports are somewhat
reachable.
Our web page is hosted externally, as is our e-mail. That's about all
we need to do, get to the web and get e-mail. We need to allow the usual
FTP, etc., but only in one direction. We don't have any internal FTP servers
or anything that needs to go to the outside world.
OK, I know this is a newbie question, but are there any suggestions,
without having to get a Master's Degree in filters?
Thanks,
David C. Jones
Reluctant Firewall Provider
Storage Concepts Inc.
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