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Re: suggestions on a good firewall
From: "Joseph" <jolt () nicholasofmyra org>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 14:00:00 -0400
The best OS for a firewall is one you know well. That said, I like FreeBSD also. OpenBSD is suppose to be terrific for this, but it takes some learning as well. SuSE could be used since you are familiar with it. For home use, with an old PC, I would suggest http://www.netboz.net/ . It boots an old PC to a stripped down FreeBSD firewall and stores configuration information on a floppy that can be write protected. ----- Original Message ----- From: "matt willson" <mwillson () sbcglobal net> To: "'Beaney, Derek'" <Derek.Beaney () usa xerox com>; <security-basics () securityfocus com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 3:14 PM Subject: RE: suggestions on a good firewall
Hi, Setup one of the BSD cousins + ipfw is the best route you can go. I use FreeBSD personally, but read openbsd is best at firewall usage. -----Original Message----- From: Beaney, Derek [mailto:Derek.Beaney () usa xerox com] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 6:57 AM To: 'security-basics () securityfocus com' Subject: suggestions on a good firewall im planning on making a firewall for my home system.. I am running windowsXP / SuSE 8.1 dual boot what I want to do is set up another computer to act as a firewall for my main system. what I want this to do is to be able to control what enters and leaves my system with a way to set up permissions. preferably I would like to have a firewall running on either a Linux or Unix os ... no m$ =) tia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Thinking About Security Training? You Can't Afford Not To! Vigilar's industry leading curriculum includes: Security +, Check Point, Hacking & Assessment, Cisco Security, Wireless Security & more! Register Now! --UP TO 30% off classes in select cities-- http://www.securityfocus.com/Vigilar-security-basics ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Current thread:
- Re: suggestions on a good firewall, (continued)
- Re: suggestions on a good firewall Rick Hale (May 15)
- Re: suggestions on a good firewall Jim Miller @ Cox (May 16)
- Re: suggestions on a good firewall Rick Hale (May 15)
- Writing firewall ruleserts ... Recommend good procedure and resource for ports lookup? Mark (fat) (May 15)
- Re: Writing firewall ruleserts ... Recommend good procedure and resource for ports lookup? Brian J. Smith-Sweeney (May 15)
- Re: Writing firewall ruleserts ... Recommend good procedure and resource for ports lookup? Devdas Bhagat (May 16)
- Re: Writing firewall ruleserts ... Recommend good procedure and resource for ports lookup? Niels Obst (May 16)
- Re: Writing firewall ruleserts ... Recommend good procedure and resource for ports lookup? Neal K. Groothuis (May 16)
- RE: Writing firewall ruleserts ... Recommend good procedure and resource for ports lookup? Mark (fat) (May 16)
- RE: Writing firewall ruleserts ... Recommend good procedure and resource for ports lookup? David Gillett (May 17)
- RE: suggestions on a good firewall matt willson (May 15)
- Re: suggestions on a good firewall Joseph (May 16)
- RE: suggestions on a good firewall Chris Carter (May 15)
- Re: suggestions on a good firewall Steffen Mueller (May 15)
- RE: suggestions on a good firewall Robert Gibons (May 16)
- RE: suggestions on a good firewall Michael J. Panchula (May 16)
- RE: suggestions on a good firewall Mike Moore (May 16)
- RE: suggestions on a good firewall Dan DeVoe (May 17)
- RE: suggestions on a good firewall Tom Sevy (May 17)
- RE: suggestions on a good firewall kerberus (May 19)
- Re: suggestions on a good firewall Ing Bernardo Lopez (May 20)
- RE: suggestions on a good firewall Mark Ng (May 20)
- RE: suggestions on a good firewall kerberus (May 19)