looks like gibraltar needs a hiher spec computer than Ipcop ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Sawtell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 11:23 PM Subject: Re: LAN Firewalling
On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 21:57, you wrote: > Reading the IP cop faq, it says I needs a whole computer to run ipcop. is > ipcop a distro or what. In effect IPCop is a very special distro. It's a firewall distro. You might like to look at Gibraltar too. http://www.gibraltar.at/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Sawtell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Justin Soong" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 9:42 PM > Subject: Re: LAN Firewalling > > On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 20:50, Justin Soong wrote: > > Hello guys, > > > > I am planning to home network serveral Windows Computers @ my home. I'll > > be > > > using a ADSL router and a switch to share a connection. > > > > Will I be able to use a Linux computer as a firewall for the Windows > > Machines? > > Yes. > > http://ipcop.sf.net/ > > > I'm new to Linux and can someone explain how this firewalling > > business works. > > In a sentence or three: The firewall examines each data packet to see if > you want to allow it to get past the "gate-keeper". The firewall examines > both the packet and its internal "rule-book". The packets which don't match > up with the rules are not allowed through the firewall and thus into your > local network, > > > If you have experience can you tell be whether the firewall > > server would be part of the network or before the hub/switch. > > The firewall always goes between the modem to the Internet and the rest of > your network. All the data has to go through it. > > > Justin > > (keep warm)brrrrrr.......... > > Got blanket over knees. Ta -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
