On Dec 5, Poirier, Jamey claimed:
>
> As another option.. This is the configuration that I was originally running
> in, and it did work ok but eventually I found that it is tedious to maintain
> Linux as a firewall and always having to leave it running. What I
> eventually ended up doing was to buy a 4 port LinkSys router from BestBuy
> that acts as a firewall, handles DHCP, ...
> You can still run Linux but you don't have to worry about ipchains,
> ipforwarding and all that good stuff. Unless you want to.
For many folks, what you mention here is indeed a decent setup. For my
own use, it didn't quite cover everything I wanted. The negatives as I
saw it:
1) Having to purchase more hardware. :)
2) Limited amount of port forwarding.
3) Less flexible.
Additionally, for me it's not a big deal to have the machine on all the
time - it's actually a requirement as I receive mail and serve up webpages
from my home box.
In other words, it all comes down to what you want to do with it. 8)
-Cole Tuininga
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