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Linux actually can be configured as a firewall or a firewalled server,
take your choice.  ipfwadm or ipchains are both pretty good.

--Yan

Adam Finkelstein wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> Does anyone have any recommendations or caveats for Linux Firewall vendors?
> A hardware/software package vendor.
> Eastern USA.
> 
> Thanks.
> Adam
> --
> Adam Finkelstein
> adamf@radix.net
> http://metalab.unc.edu/bees/adamf

www.sharethenet.com is a low end package designed for home use.  It is
software only ($70)

www.nc4u.com has both hardware and software ($100) solutions

David


Adam Finkelstein <adamf@saltmine.radix.net> wrote in message
news:80f49c$7rp$1@saltmine.radix.net...
> Hello.
> Does anyone have any recommendations or caveats for Linux Firewall
vendors?

I went to www.freshmeat.net and did a search on firewalls.  It returned
with several freeware packages such as:

Juniper
Firewall Manager
kfirewall
PMFirewall
The Phreak Firewall
TIS Firewall Toolkit

Can anyone reccomend one over another?  I have XFree86 going.

Also, is it worth paying the $100 to get a supported Firewall package?


Thanks in advance,

Mike Coughlan






In article <382B5D0F.7EED17DF@cardinalengineering.com>,
  yan@cardinalengineering.com wrote:
> Linux actually can be configured as a firewall or a firewalled server,
> take your choice.  ipfwadm or ipchains are both pretty good.
>
> --Yan
>
> Adam Finkelstein wrote:
> >
> > Hello.
> > Does anyone have any recommendations or caveats for Linux Firewall
vendors?
> > A hardware/software package vendor.
> > Eastern USA.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Adam
> > --
> > Adam Finkelstein
> > adamf@radix.net
> > http://metalab.unc.edu/bees/adamf
>


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Before you buy.

There's NetMax Firewall:

http://www.linuxcomponents.com/promo/promosku.asp?itemsku=152

You might also wanna consider this: (CSM Proxy/Firewall)

http://www.linuxcomponents.com/promo/promosku.asp?itemsku=39


David Abrams <dea@galactic.com> wrote in message
news:Py1Y3.3960$MBi.18285501@news5.usenetserver.com...
> www.sharethenet.com is a low end package designed for home use.  It is
> software only ($70)
>
> www.nc4u.com has both hardware and software ($100) solutions
>
> David
>
>
> Adam Finkelstein <adamf@saltmine.radix.net> wrote in message
> news:80f49c$7rp$1@saltmine.radix.net...
> > Hello.
> > Does anyone have any recommendations or caveats for Linux Firewall
> vendors?
>
>
>
>
>

David Abrams wrote:
> 
> www.sharethenet.com is a low end package designed for home use.  It is
> software only ($70)
> 
> www.nc4u.com has both hardware and software ($100) solutions
> 
> David
> 
> Adam Finkelstein <adamf@saltmine.radix.net> wrote in message
> news:80f49c$7rp$1@saltmine.radix.net...
> > Hello.
> > Does anyone have any recommendations or caveats for Linux Firewall
> vendors?

I use gnatbox lite at home.  486, 16 Meg RAM, no hard drive, NIC and
Modem, no monitor, no keyboard.  It's a stateful firewall and allows two
inside boxes to surf simutaniously and the whole thing fits on a floppy
and you can download it from www.gnatbox.com

Dan

In article <38315D7A.8A3EDCEB@psrw.com>, DHobbs <dhobbs@psrw.com> wrote:
> I use gnatbox lite at home.  486, 16 Meg RAM, no hard drive, NIC and
> Modem, no monitor, no keyboard.  It's a stateful firewall and allows two
> inside boxes to surf simutaniously and the whole thing fits on a floppy
> and you can download it from www.gnatbox.com

   FWIW, I believe this runs a customized version of BSD, not linux.

   1.  It's mentioned on the picobsd page.

   2.  There is/was a BSD promotion image (I believe FreeBSD) of the
daemon on their page (which may be required by the BSD license).

   3. It's closed source, which would violate the GPL, but not the BSD
type of license.

   (The original post asked for linux firewalls.  I don't care what
platform you run your firewall on, just pointing out a slight difference
and adding information for an attempt at accuracy.  Please correct me if
I'm wrong.)

Intrepid| wrote:
> 
> In article <38315D7A.8A3EDCEB@psrw.com>, DHobbs <dhobbs@psrw.com> wrote:
> > I use gnatbox lite at home.  486, 16 Meg RAM, no hard drive, NIC and
> > Modem, no monitor, no keyboard.  It's a stateful firewall and allows two
> > inside boxes to surf simutaniously and the whole thing fits on a floppy
> > and you can download it from www.gnatbox.com
> 
>    FWIW, I believe this runs a customized version of BSD, not linux.
> 
>    1.  It's mentioned on the picobsd page.
> 
>    2.  There is/was a BSD promotion image (I believe FreeBSD) of the
> daemon on their page (which may be required by the BSD license).
> 
>    3. It's closed source, which would violate the GPL, but not the BSD
> type of license.
> 
>    (The original post asked for linux firewalls.  I don't care what
> platform you run your firewall on, just pointing out a slight difference
> and adding information for an attempt at accuracy.  Please correct me if
> I'm wrong.)

No, you are correct, GnatBox and GnatBox Lite are both BSD based.  I was
offering a true firewall solution that happens to be free for the "what
can I use as a firewall, I'm running Linux" types.  With Gnatbox, it
really doesn't matter what you're running on your machine, it's small
(runs on a floppy), it's easy enough to set up, runs on really low end
hardware and is a viable choice for people who just want that.

No, I don't work for them, I just use it and am happy with it.

Dan

In article <38317986.FB5525EA@psrw.com>, DHobbs  <dhobbs@psrw.com> wrote:

>I was
>offering a true firewall solution that happens to be free for the "what
>can I use as a firewall, I'm running Linux" types.  

I was actually asking for a firewall solution that runs on linux. Opposed
to buying, say, Firewall-1. I'd entertain purchasing the linux and the
hardware as a package. Are there any companies that anyone has used that they'd
recommend? I'd like to support someone local to my area: D.C. Metro.

Thanks again,
Adam
-- 
Adam Finkelstein
adamf@radix.net
http://metalab.unc.edu/bees/adamf