You can have a look a the Linux Router project (http://www.linuxrouter.org/) which gave
an idea of what you can do which what kind of computer... but it's for routing purpose
only... not for firewalling.
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> Date : mardi 19 octobre 1999 22:20
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> Objet : Re: Machine specs for a Firewall
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> PCWeek just had a decent article about security. A firewall machine should be
> spec'd depending on the amount of traffic. Firewalls inspect each packet and
> apply the inspection to a ruleset. If you have a lot of traffic, that could
> quickly bog down a machine.
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 10/19/99 07:09:21 AM
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> To: Fabio da Silva Cunha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> cc: (bcc: Rob Walker/SV/AUS/HARCOURT)
>
> Subject: Machine specs for a Firewall
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>
> Hi All,
>
> We need a firewall (Free Software) for our network,
> which looks a bit like the below sketch.
>
> ^
> | Presently 64 KB line expected to be upgraded
> ^ later
> |
> Router
> Cisco 1605
> | |
> [Socks5] ------------Internal Network
> On Linux/OpenBSD
> |
> |
> | DMZ
> ---------------------------------------
> | | |
> [4 Mail Server] [3 WEB Server] [DNS Servers]
> Linux/qmail 1 NT /2 Linux BSDI
>
> Our Problem is at the moment,
> how much computer power will we require for the Firewall machine
>
> Recomended Ram, Processor speed, etc.
>
> We presently have a Pentium 133 with 32MB Ram.
> 2 Pci 10Mbps Lan cards
> But we do not want it to behave as a bottle neck to our network
>
> Please recomend us any sites where we can learn more.
>
> Jacob
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