On Mon, 26 May 2014, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
>> I usually install shorewall to stand-alone servers or into servers
>> that act non only, but also as gateway for other boxes.
>> If I install a dedicated box as firewall, usually I consider dedicated
>> distro like IpCop, PFSense, ZeroShell, ... because they give me a distro
>> already hardened and some tools like graphical reports that are very
>> useful for monitoring activity.
>> Using Munin/Monitorix/... I can have the flexybility of Shorewall and the
>> confort of a visual monitoring system. I like this combination, so
>> sometimes I ask to myself and now to the list: If you are planning to
>> install a box wich primary activity is firewalling (usual
>> NET/LAN/DMZ/WLAN config), wich distro do you consider/prefer?
>> Some particular packages and/or advice for configuration?
>>
> I use Debian stable, with just the Shorewall and SSH packages and
> sometimes a few others depending on my specific needs and the
> environment in which it will run (e.g., NFS, Kerberos, NTP, logcheck,
> etc.).
The advantage of a dedicated firewall distro is that it is usually
hardened and that there are tools that can be very useful when you need
to solve some problem (traffic/system/... graphs, useful add-on, ...).
What and which do you usually install?
Regards,
Paolo
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