[olug] Linux firewalls

[Vincent]

Check out this one.  The packet filter and NAT features are the best
I've seen in this price range.  It's $105 (w/$20 rebate).

http://www.alliedtelesyn.com/products/rout/ar220.htm

Read on the firewall features here:
http://www.alliedtelesyn.com/support/tips/nemesis_tip.htm

Eric Penne wrote:
> 
> Linksys makes a firewall/router that is available at Best Buy or
> wherever.  Ask Jason whether they are worth it or not.  Maybe he has a
> cheap one he will sell you.  Generally they have a RJ-45 ethernet
> connector in and one or more switched RJ-45 10/100 connectors out.
> 
> ERic
> 
> --- "Schmeits, Roger" <schmeits at clarksoncollege.edu> wrote:
> > Thank you replying.  Could you expand on your comment of
> > "There are even small and relatively cheap network appliance you can
> > get locally to do that job..."
> >
> > Roger
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:pbrutsch at creighton.edu]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 11:01 AM
> > To: olug at bstc.net
> > Subject: Re: [olug] Linux firewalls
> >
> >
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> > A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> >
> > > Could anyone recommend any good Linux firewalls books and/or web
> > > sites??
> >
> > http://members.home.net/ipmasq/
> >
> > > Does anyone have a preference on which Linux/Unix Firewall flavor??
> >
> > Debian
> >
> > > Good, bad, don't care!?.
> >
> > If it's not Debian it sucks :) (imnsho)
> >
> > > I am looking at (maybe)building a small network (50 nodes) with a
> > > Linux/Unix firewall (OpenBSD???)& dhcp server.
> >
> > Either OpenBSD or Linux will work fine in that situation.  But be
> > aware
> > that if you need more advanced router capabilities than just NAT then
> > OpenBSD won't fit the bill - afaik Linux is the only free unix-type
> > OS
> > that understands policy routing and QoS.  But since you're just
> > getting
> > into routers you probably don't know what those are; thus you won't
> > be
> > using them and OpenBSD will work fine :)
> >
> > > We are considering purchasing some type internet connection for one
> > of
> > > our remote sites and would love to come up with some type of Linux
> > > solution.  The users will be mainly using it for email and internet
> > > surfing.
> >
> > Linux will work fine.  Hell, almost all modern operating systems will
> > work
> > fine!  There are even small and relatively cheap network appliance
> > you can
> > get locally to do that job...
> >
> > - --
> > -
> >
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