On Mon, Nov 29, 1999 at 04:12:49PM +0000, Rene Mayrhofer wrote: > Paul M Sargent wrote: > > <flame retardant suit on> > > Does a Linux based firewall come up to scratch when compared to a Commercial > > one? Are there issues I should know about? > > <suit off> > > Summary: I think (this is only my personal opinion, vendors of > commercial firewalls may have other opinions) that Linux can be as > secure as commercial firewalls are. This can be achieved with only the > standard set of programs and a stock Linux kernel > 2.2.x (because of > the advanced features I recommend 2.2.x over 2.0.x). > The main disadvantage is the configuration (no nice Windows programs to > do it with drag and drop).
That disadvantage doesn't really bother me. Sure have an app which tells you things in a Windowing environment is nice, but decent logs and perl do just fine for me. e.g.: The current firewall we have has a X-Windows control interface. All it means is I press a button to see the log file instead of typing # less <logfile> Paul -- Paul Sargent mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
