Hello everybody,

Does anybody knows what are the package (minimum list of) that we need to
install for a Linux-firewall??

>
> 
> I did a minimal install of redhat for a firewall and if you are careful
> about you packages, you can get teh install down to ~80MB which you can
> trim fairly easily down to ~70 (rm -r all man, doc, and X11 directories)
> 
> As a comparison doing the same thing with slackware gives you ~50MB 
> 
> If you get real careful you should be able to get things down under 20MB
> (and probably even less)
> 
> you do NOT want to run X on your firewall if you can help it
> 
> David Lang
>  
> On Sat, 12 Jun 1999, hans schneidhofer wrote:
> 
> > Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:56:44 +0200
> > From: hans schneidhofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Bastion-host with a 130 MB-HD - possible ?
> > 
> > hi list,
> > 
> > got a 486 DX-100 with 16 MB RAM and a 130 MB-Harddisk (IDE).
> > Is it possible to realize a Bastion-host (Firewall) for my Web-Host, 
> > Mail-Host, FTP-Host ? These are the planned Webservices for this 
> > firewall - no more services !
> > 
> > I'm planning to NOT run X-Windows on the Bastion-Host, can it
> > be  recommended ? Is it possible with RH-linux ?
> > 
> > Which Services I have to install, and which I have to deactivate for a 
> > firewall ? 
> > 
> > How I have to setup a DNS behind that firewall ? Am unsure by virtue 
> > of the DNS-HOWTO, because here I've read about to use another 
> > process in realizing a DNS behind a firewall. 
> > 
> > The DNS I have to setup, because our provider does not provide a 
> > DNS-Service for our static-IP-based webconnection.
> > 
> > Can anybody help to setup a firewall and DNS (first and second) ?
> > This is the first time in setting up a complete webconnection.
> > Your help is very welcome !
> > 
> > bye hans
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