Re: [CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-26 Thread Ryan Wagoner
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Miguel Medalha miguelmeda...@sapo.ptwrote: pfsense for a newbie? A CentOS-like firewall would be ClearOS (formerly Clarkconnect) and again would reduce the number of simultaneously-learned layers to wade through. While it works very well, it is yet

Re: [CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-24 Thread Lamar Owen
On Thursday, February 23, 2012 07:37:08 PM Miguel Medalha wrote: I use Linux servers and a pfsense firewall to protect the network. Works like a charm, with amazing stability and reliability. pfsense for a newbie? A CentOS-like firewall would be ClearOS (formerly Clarkconnect) and again would

Re: [CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-24 Thread Miguel Medalha
pfsense for a newbie? Yup! Based on the simple requirements that the OP expressed, i.e. a firewall for the whole network in my place, I would again recommend pfsense. It may seem paradoxical but it's not. It just *works* after a very simple and quick installation. The user only has to answer

Re: [CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-24 Thread Miguel Medalha
pfsense for a newbie? A CentOS-like firewall would be ClearOS (formerly Clarkconnect) and again would reduce the number of simultaneously-learned layers to wade through. While it works very well, it is yet another layer and difference to learn, and when learning is is really good to not

Re: [CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-24 Thread Ljubomir Ljubojevic
On 02/24/2012 09:13 PM, Miguel Medalha wrote: pfsense for a newbie? Yup! Based on the simple requirements that the OP expressed, i.e. a firewall for the whole network in my place, I would again recommend pfsense. It may seem paradoxical but it's not. It just *works* after a very simple and

[CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-23 Thread Wuxi Ixuw
Hello in one of the emails I sent earlier ; mark (m.r...@5-cent.us) mentioned: install linux on a computer with two ethernet cards. connect eth0 to your internet connection, and eth1 to your local network. configure iptables firewall rules in the linux system. or install

Re: [CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-23 Thread Tim Evans
On 02/23/2012 05:31 PM, Wuxi Ixuw wrote: Hello in one of the emails I sent earlier ; mark (m.r...@5-cent.us) mentioned: install linux on a computer with two ethernet cards. connect eth0 to your internet connection, and eth1 to your local network. configure iptables firewall

Re: [CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-23 Thread Ljubomir Ljubojevic
On 02/23/2012 11:31 PM, Wuxi Ixuw wrote: Hello in one of the emails I sent earlier ; mark (m.r...@5-cent.us) mentioned: install linux on a computer with two ethernet cards. connect eth0 to your internet connection, and eth1 to your local network. configure iptables firewall

Re: [CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-23 Thread Miguel Medalha
Why does it have to be CentOS? If you want a wonderful router/firewall that you can have up and running in a few minutes, you should look at this: www.pfsense.org I quote from their website: pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org tailored for

Re: [CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-23 Thread Wuxi Ixuw
I think your words makes more sense and counting. For a newbie one like me ... which option you would advise me to go for? I do not have any special preferences but I do care for the one that is more stable and provide really more security. Thanks On 24/02/2012 01:02 AM, Miguel Medalha wrote:

Re: [CentOS] How to setup a computer using CentOS6 as a firewall for the whole network in my place?

2012-02-23 Thread Miguel Medalha
For a newbie one like me ... which option you would advise me to go for? I do not have any special preferences but I do care for the one that is more stable and provide really more security. It seems to me that the last line of my previous post already contained my answer to your question