<Please don't recommend X app on a Linux box. <Not to start a religious war, but we don't do <any Linux, not interested in learning it, etc.
I'm not trying to sell you on the idea, but you may not realize how easy it is to setup a Linux firewall. All firewall's run on _some type_ of OS and they don't require you to know anything about it. With the Linux firewall's, you know the OS is based on a stable, secure platform. I don't know anything about Linux either but I have setup several Linux based firewalls(mostly Astaro). Most are browser based and don't require shell access or knowledge of Linux and I have _never_ had to "Tweak" the OS. The only thing you need to know is how to burn an ISO image to a CD, and place it in a bootable CD player on the computer or server of your choice. After that, it is basic firewall setup using your browser. That's as plug-and-play as it gets for me. The main thing I like is not being limited by the hardware used by the manufacturer (like SonicWALL, Watchguard, etc.). I can upgrade or replace components easily and cheap. I usually install it on the slowest computer the client has, and that is usually a lot faster/better hardware than what you get with the factory boxes. If the box crashes, I insert the bootable CD (on any machine, the hardware does not have to match the old config), let the OS install, then load my saved config file. Takes about 15 minutes to be up and running on new hardware. BTW, I think Sonicwall and Watchguard are excellent choices also. Craig To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
