[LBo] Firewall

[Tim Billingsley]

Sam Morgan wrote:

> lazylogic wrote:
>
>>
>> Seems like _no_ one mentioned about firewall.
>>
>> For those of us that uses a Linux distro that does not comes with a 
>> firewall pre-installed, anyone consciously added a firewall?
>>
> Not exactly the answer about setting up iptables for the firewall on 
> your linux box. Lots of info when you enter firewall or iptables in 
> the search on LinuxBasics.org But I've gone an alternate route.
>
> I run my entire network, both win and linux boxes, behind a dedicated 
> firewall/router running IPCOP  http://www.ipcop.org/ 

This is what I have done also. I am running ClarkConnect  
http://www.clarkconnect.com/community/
 
PII 350MHz with 192 MB RAM & 80 GB HD
The extra storage is for FTP, Webserver, and Bacula for the LAN

Same comment Sam made ... make something useful from that old box in the 
closet that you thought was a dinosaur.