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RE: Need Help Building Linux Based Firewall
From: sanjay.patel () rexwire com
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 09:48:31 -0500
It depends on what functionality you need out of your firewall. Instead of building one you can always install something like smoothwall or ipcop. SKP -----Original Message----- From: phani () myrealbox com [mailto:phani () myrealbox com] Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 10:53 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Need Help Building Linux Based Firewall On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 10:24:54AM +0800, Khuzairi Yahaya wrote: hi,
Dear Tech Gurus, I was given the responsibility to setup a Linux Based Firewall. I am looking at either Redhat, Mandrake and Suse on intel platform and Sparc based. I need your opinion on the following: 1. Which OS is considered the best suited for a firewall?
If you are running the firewall on a separate box then you can try and look at se SE Linux. Even a locked down BSD is good (I dont hv much knowledge of BSD so i cannot comment on the same)
2. What are the application/software required to be installed?
Again, if you are running a separate box as the firewall , then *no* app shld be installed except for the firewall.
3. What security conserns/issues I need to address?
That depends on your company's security policy.
4. Should I use multiple processors?
Usually not needed for a firewall, but if you hv em then heck y not ;)
5. Any website for reference?
google for linux firewalling . there are lots of materials out there for the design of firewalls and rule sets hth phani
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