IPCOP is a great firewall machine, easy to set up and very nice help on the mailing lists....
http://www.ipcop.org Jer Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may NOT copy, forward, CC, BCC or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Please advise immediately if you do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message do not relate to the anyone other than the sender. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil McKie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 11:52 AM Subject: Re: Linux box as firewall > I have been using Smoothwall for over a year now and have been very pleased > with it. I have cable now but I had 56k when I first started using it. Its > extremely easy to setup and maintain. > > Other than Smoothwall, there are quite a few firewall orientated > mini-distros like it but IMO none of them are as good. > > You could also setup a Linux box using a normal distro like Slackware or > Debian and use iptables/chains. > > I have always liked Realtek as cheap and easy to use cards for Linux. But > you could always just use some old 10mb ISA (NE1000/2000 compat.). > > Any good serial modem should work with Linux (I think). Or get a good Lucent > chipset Internal modem. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 11:49 AM > Subject: Linux box as firewall > > > > Hi, > > I've got an old p150 with about 64Mb Ram hanging around that I'm going to > > set up as a firewall for when I get broadband. I have a few questions that > > hopefully somebody can answer > > 1. Whats the best distribution to use, I have had quite a bit of > experience > > with Linux but not for the last 4/5 years so I'm a bit out of touch. > > 2. I'll need a network card for the box, any reccomendations for a > > cheap(ish) card that will be easy to configure under linux > > 3. Until I get broadband I'll probably set it up so the Linux box dials my > > normal ISP, I've only got a cheap winmodem any reccomendations for a good > > modem to use with Linux > > Thanks for all your help > > David Hayes > > > > -- > > GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. > > http://www.gmx.net > > > >
