On Friday 09 March 2001 08:36, Quaylar wrote:
> At 18:24 08.03.2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >On Thursday 08 March 2001 12:23, you wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > First I want to thanks Mark Johnson and Glen
> > > Leinweber for help about C functions.
> > >
> > > I have a question about firewalls. I have read the
> > > Firewall-HOWTO but I didn't quite understand can I
> > > make my computer at home to be a firewall and to work
> > > on it at the same time? Do I have to have two
> > > computers, one to be a firewall and the other to work
> > > on it?
> > >
> > > Is there any program like ZoneAlarm for Windows?
> > >
> > > Branislav
>
> u would have to read the ipchains howto, this is the linux firewall.
>
> --quay
You can try pmfirewall. It will run as a service on your workstation.
However, for best results and greater security I highly recommend a
dedicated firewall with no other services running on it, and no users
logged into it.
A simple firewall can be made out of an old 486 or low-end Pentium with
8 or 16 MB RAM, floppy drive, and no hard drive. Try www.freesco.org,
it's a floppy-based router and firewall. I have been using it for a
year with no problems whatsoever.
Dave
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Registered Linux User #197840
"Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur."
