I seem to have missed this entire thread some how, so I will pipe up now
with my $0.02. Forgive me if this is at all redundant. I would not
recommend a hardware firewall solution. The firewall on a floppy isn't
bad (although the configs were tough when I did it), and there are a
whole host of other things that you can do with a Linux-based system.
With a hardware device, you are completely limited as to the things that
you can do based on what the hardware vendor thinks you need. When you
buy one of these devices, you give up the freedom to do what you want.
If you decide tha you want to offer service X, the ports that come in
may not be available. I would personally stick with Linux where you have
the ability to do as you please.
Just a thought,
Kenny
Kenny Donahue wrote:
>
> Ok, thanks for all the responses. I really like the
> idea of the Linksys firewall. I have one issue with it
> though. I like to play multi player games. i.e.: Unreal Tournament,
> Counter Strike, Diabo etc... I was told some of these games
> need lots of ports or you can not see out the fire wall (or in if
> you are hosting). I believe the linksys device only gives you
> 10 ports to mess with. Has anyone worked around this?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Kenny
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