RE: Linux Firewalls

["Daniel Chemko" <dchemko () smgtec com>]

The 'classical' help refrence for Linux based firewalls is
http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net/

I can't say muich about other products, but in a raw filtering
standpoint, it has great flexability. Mind you, you also have to babysit
more often since most tools don't automate much for the firewall work.

The few tools that are good at automating the rule setup process also
limit the amount of flexability that you can implement. Also, Policy
routing and load balancing are reasonably effective from here as well.

Another part of the firewall I'm really looking forward too is the
active-state failover that Harald Welte is working on. It'll make
n-thousand dollar stacks less relevant. The combination of Linux tools
and ease of admin will always be a growth area for Linux in this
segment, but the raw functionality is really catching up with the big
guys.
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