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Re: Suggestions Needed
From: Leo Security <security () fastmail fm>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 19:06:24 -0500
Go to sourceforge.net and search for Firewall floppy. You will get lots of already stripped down versions. You can run these firewalls from a floppy and also from a hard drive if you want to enable logging.
Leo Justyn wrote:
I'm a home user rather new to firewalls. I have a spare pc I want to use as a firewall machine for our local lan of 2 workstations w/cable modem. I'm wanting a linux/unix flavor os for the firewall system. Would I be better off using a stripped down os that is tailored for firewall machines or something like redhat/freebsd? Would would anyone suggestion as a starting place to learn.Thanks!
Current thread:
- Suggestions Needed Justyn (Feb 25)
- RE: Suggestions Needed Tim V - DZ (Feb 25)
- Re: Suggestions Needed SFDC Admin (Feb 25)
- RE: Suggestions Needed Mike Powell (Feb 25)
- Re: Suggestions Needed Chris Travers (Feb 26)
- Re: Suggestions Needed theog (Feb 26)
- RE: Suggestions Needed chris (Feb 26)
- RE: Suggestions Needed Craig Searle (Feb 26)
- Re: Suggestions Needed Leo Security (Feb 26)
- Re: Suggestions Needed Justyn (Feb 27)
- RE: Suggestions Needed Brent Gardner (Feb 26)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Suggestions Needed Adam Shephard (Feb 25)
- Re: Suggestions Needed Justin_Andrusk (Feb 25)
- RE: Suggestions Needed DeNoyer, Rick (Feb 25)
- RE: Suggestions Needed Mike Powell (Feb 26)