RE: [smartBridges] Which firewall to use with SB stuff what works best.

[Kevin Proctor]

I have the free version of Smoothwall running on an old P90 for the home network as we speak.  It’s been up for several months and was very easy to set up.  This version is pretty basic, but runs well for me.   I have also used, and actually prefer, Mandrake’s firewall distribution.  It has more features and is also very easy to set up and administer.  It includes content filtering, and more features than I can remember off the top of my head.   Both are overkill for my network, but they are free and I had the box, so why not? J   Kevin B. Proctor Customer Service Internet and International Orders Electro Comm Distributing Inc 5015 Paris St Denver CO 90239 USA   Phone: +1-303-371-8182                 800-525-0173 FAX:    +1-303-371-8158                 800-423-8018 [EMAIL PROTECTED]   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Blazen Wireless Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 3:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [smartBridges] Which firewall to use with SB stuff what works best.   Okay we are still looking to find either a software (linux) firewall like IP COP to allow us to protect our network since our T-1 Siemens router is crap and cant handle its own internal firewall turned on as it crashes every 5-10 min. I looked at IP cop easy install yet does not do any kind of bridge mode where I can assign the WAN a public IP as well as the LAN a public and everything on the LAN also have public IPS and pass right thru so when people go to the net lets say tot check their ip, it shows the IP assigned to them not the IP of the firewall etc..   Has anyone played with smooth wall or smoothie something like that?   Thanks.   Martin & Steve Blazen Wireless www.blazenwireless.com