Hi, The firewall is going to be built on top of the networking needs you define. It's kind of odd to have a pre-definition of basic stuff, but you'll want to enable traffic from your computers MAC/IP addressess, block incomming requests from the internet (if your modem doesn't have that capability already) and redirect any particular data packets from the internet to a particular computer or zone, ie. you want to connect via ssh from the internet to your home PC?, etc.
Regarding space, 1.4 Mb should suffice! :) There are a wide range o distributions targetting the need of a firewall system. From a floppy distro to a full install system, including some live CDs that do not require installation on your hard drive. Take a look to: http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=firewalls Or do a search on http://google.com/linux for firewall distros Regards, Urivan A. Flores Saaib CiberLinux Networking ==============Original message text=============== On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:30:48 +0100 "Michael O'Keefe" wrote: > I am going to follow the advice of the group and build my home network using a Linux firewall box. I need to get an idea as to what would be the minimum CPU speed needed, memory needed and disk space needed for such a box. I have a few older Compaq PC's that might fit the bill. I am not interested in building a development station. This box would be connected to the cable modem and the computers in the house would be connected to the linux box by either a hub, switch or router (to be determined). As absolutely little as you want to give it. being a firewall isn't that CPU intensive (the SOHO boxes don't run on desktop CPU's). Diskspace wise, I have done / partitions as small as 400MB. -- Michael O'Keefe | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Live on and Ride a 03 BMW F650GSDakar| [EMAIL PROTECTED] / | I like less more or less less than |Work:+1 858 845 3514 / | more. UNIX-live it,love it,fork() it |Fax :+1 858 845 2652 /_p_| My views are MINE ALONE, blah, blah, |Home:+1 760 788 1296 \`O'| blah, yackety yack - don't come back |Fax :+1 858 _/_\|_, -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list ===========End of original message text=========== Urivan A. Flores Saaib CiberLinux Networking Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.ciberlinux.net -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
