Re: FN-FORUM Firewalls

date posted 18th July 2001 17:17

Smoothwall is actually a Linux 2.2 distro.


Lee.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Norman Beresford" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Firewalls


> Hi Rob
>
> Smoothwall is actually an OS (*nic derivative), so you'd need a dedicated
> machine for it. However there are windows based proxy servers with
> firewalling built in. I use winproxy at home along with zonealarm for
> double protection (I'm an admin on some CS servers so I'm paranoid that
> someone might take offence at me).
>
> Norman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Garbutt" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:12 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Firewalls
>
>
> > could this be used to firewall 2 pc's and connect them to adsl home
using
> a
> > proxy for one of the systems?
> >
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Norman Beresford" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Firewalls
> >
> >
> > > Hi Martin
> > >
> > > Firewalls can be hardware and software. Software ones tend to be
> cheaper,
> > > but aren't as effective as hardware ones (it's easier to attack a OS
> which
> > > is installed on lots of comps already (ie windows/*nix/mac)).
> > >
> > > I'd personally recommend installing smoothwall on a machine
> > > (www.smoothwall.org I think).
> > >
> > > Sorry for the brief answer, but I'm a wee bit busy atm!
> > >
> > > Norman
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Martin Kellie" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:19 PM
> > > Subject: FN-FORUM Firewalls
> > >
> > >
> > > > Folks,
> > > >
> > > > I think that this was mentioned awhile ago, but unable to find it in
> my
> > > > history.
> > > >
> > > > I'm just about to get broadband-always-on at home & will be
networking
> > the
> > > > house out (the wife doesn't know that I'll be chiselling out the
walls
> > yet
> > > > (speaking of which - that means routing out the walls - is that the
> > > correct
> > > > spelling?)). ATM I have 7 PC's that will be networked in the house
&
> > I'm
> > > > thinking about dedicating one as a firewall.
> > > >
> > > > What I want to know is what is the best way to do this? Do I
install
> > *nix
> > > &
> > > > some other software, do I put NT/2000 on, do I do it from DOS & what
> > > > firewall do I use - I am right in thinking that a firewall is
> software,
> > or
> > > > is it hard and soft?
> > > >
> > > > Answers on a postcard to the usual address
> > > >
> > > > TIA
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