On 10 Jan 2002, Ben wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Could anybody recommend a firewall for a new small
> company? The firewall will be used to connect a w2k
> domain to the internet via adsl. There are 8 clients at
> the moment though this probably will grow in the
> future. I think (unless you guys say otherwise) i'd like
> to use NAT. At the moment our email/website is
> hosted by a 'hosting company' in about 18 months
> though i expect us to be hosting us themselves. I'm
> really after a short term soloution until then.
>
I think you are looking for a more longterm solutions, as you are not
going to leave yourself unprotected as you take on mmore direct potential
risks internally <services now outsourced such as your e-mail issue>.
Any of the recent directions at linux/*BSD alternatives offered in
similiar requests will do you well here. though some have pointed at
linux solutions offering limited iphains type packet filtering
capabilities, this is not nor does it have to be the case. It depends
upon your skills and the research you do and the needs you define. There
are even in the linux realm, more stateful and proxied capabilities
available.
Thanks,
Ron DuFresne
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