home firewall/server

[raffi at flossyourmind.com (Raffi Jamgotchian)]

And to pimp Jack's company a bit. Astaro has a home brew distro that  
can be used for your perimeter security.  Just to hammer the nail  
further, at least separate those security functions from your internal  
data.

On Jul 8, 2009, at 7:19 AM, Jack Daniel wrote:

> The wisdom of combining jewels and perimeter security aside- look at
> the SME Server project. It is one of the easiest and fastest
> multipurpose server packages to build and maintain. It can be set up
> as a firewall and server, or standalone server. It can be managed from
> the web interface alone, or you can get under the hood when you
> want/need more control.
>
> Jack
>
>
> On 7/8/09, Bert Van Kets <mailing at vankets.com> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I'm a newbie when it come to setting up a server with enterprise
> > services. I have been using Linux for several years now and have a
> > MythTV box running. I have four PCs running and there's no Windows in
> > this house. :-D
> >
> > I was playing with the idea of setting up a multi purpose server  
> > (file
> > sharing, print server, proxy, DNS, ...). The terms multi-purpose and
> > security do not go hand in hand, but that is a trade off I have to  
> > take
> > because I can not afford to run a full rack.
> >
> > The main question is: Can I use the one machine as a firewall, using
> > multiple network cards on different subnets, and at the same time run
> > Squid, SMTP, DNS, DHCPD, CUPS, etc.. on it?
> > What is the take of the experts on a situation like this? Keep in  
> > mind
> > this is a home situation with a limited budget.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Bert
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