> > > It would be a very good idea to use one of the distributions specifically > > > intended for use as a gateway on a separate machine. vis:- > > > > > > IPCop, Smoothwall, Gibraltar, FreeSCO, and many others. > > > > Why would it be a very good idea? > So that when the black-hats get the sadistic urge to trash a machine on your > i/p number, the sacrificial f/w machine gets it instead of your precious
Re-read the question. I was not asking why someone would want a firewall (which is what you answered). Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
