FreeBSD and IPFW works the best for me... Check out: http://www.freebsd.org http://freebsd.peon.net http://www.freebsdrocks.com http://daemonnews.org Also check out Drawbridge for FreeBSD. It's free also.. http://drawbridge.tamu.edu/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph S D Yao <jsdyat_private> To: Mayne, Peter <Peter.Mayneat_private> Cc: <firewall-wizardsat_private> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 5:48 AM Subject: Re: Linux firewall options > On Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 09:05:00AM +0800, Mayne, Peter wrote: > > Given Linux (say RedHat 6.0 or greater) as a base, what options are > > available to build firewalls? Is there a "Linux firewalls" site somewhere? > > > > ipchains is an obvious place to start for basic packet filtering > > functionality, but I'd prefer something more substantial. I could use Apache > > or Squid (depending on circumstances) as a Web proxy, for instance. > > > > I don't think FWTK can be used in a commercial environment because of the > > license restrictions. Is there something similar out there that is otherwise > > usable? > > I know that there are such sites out there. I don't have them at my > fingertips, though, and I'm sure that there are others that do. > > Many commercial sites do use FWTK. It is a firewall toolkit, though, > and not a firewall. IIRC, the license prohibits commercial > re-distribution, not commercial use. > > Many other sites use ipchains. Packet filtering only makes me uneasy, > tough. > > Apache, Squid, BIND, and Sendmail can all be used as proxies, although > again the sheer complexity of code in, specifically, sendmail may make > it less desirable as a proxy. > > -- > Joe Yao jsdyat_private - Joseph S. D. Yao > COSPO/OSIS Computer Support EMT-B > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is not an official statement of COSPO policies. > >
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