> I'm a home user rather new to firewalls. I have a spare pc I want to use > as a firewall machine for our local lan of 2 workstations w/cable modem. > I'm wanting a linux/unix flavor os for the firewall system. Would I be > better off using a stripped down os that is tailored for firewall > machines or something like redhat/freebsd? Would would anyone suggestion > as a starting place to learn. > > Thanks!
Check out killerwall (www.killerwall.net) - a firewalling script for linux using ipchains or iptables, aimed at building and maintaining a dynamic fw. Could also look at ASL (www.astaro.com). Nice web interface for maintainance, mrtg reports, lots of features. Boot from CD, install, configure, reboot, run. Free personal license. - chris
