Re: Linux Firewall Distributions

["Daniel Linder" <dan () linder org>]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1


<quote who="Skander Ben Mansour">
> Does anyone have experience with Linux based Firewall/Router distributions
> ?
>
> I am looking for a cost-effective firewall capable of handling three
> security domains (Internal Network, the Internet, and a DMZ) for a SOHO.
>
> A hardened linux box running NetFilter/IPtables with three network cards
> looks like a good fit.
> However, I would also welcome suggestions regarding low-budget hardware
> firewalls meeting these requirements.

Check into the RedWall distribution.  It is a run-from-CD that can store
the changed files to either a USB flash drive, a floppy, or you can mount
a local HDD.  The URL is: http://www.redwall-firewall.com

The developer, Marcel, is very active on his mailing list and quite
receptive to hints and questions.

This distribution is more than just a firewall -- it has DHCP, Apache,
miscelaneous utilities (telnet/ssh/ping/traceroute/mtr/...), multiple ppp
and VPN installs, stunnel, Snort, MySQL, ACID, Squid, webmin, postfix,
Spamassasin, fetchmail, bind, vsftpd, OpenSSL, php, etc...  Quite a lot.
You can leave most of it turned off, or you can enable the special
services as your customer needs/wants it.

No, a Swiss-army knife for a firewall isn't the greatest idea, but for a
SOHO or home which has limited funding for both a server and firewall,
this could be a good solution.

Dan

- - - - -
"I do not fear computer,
I fear the lack of them."
 -- Isaac Asimov

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQFBN9TyNiBNyqUzGb8RApzNAJ43HeYltbOQh13u7N5/6eVRFjaWEwCeN5NR
c2LzyxG9brJ5AIF0UB+q7x8=
=2LgB
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
_______________________________________________
firewall-wizards mailing list
firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com
http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards