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jag2000 12-28-2007 03:08 PM

Linux router/firewall
 
I am thinking about getting rid of my sonicwall firewall and am looking at different distros to see what is easiest to configure
Here is what i am running at home.

FTP Server
WWW server
File Server
Possible Countersrike and Halo Server

I have 2 different internet connections both with static ips.
i should add specs for pc in case anyone wants to know
amd 750 mhz
784 mb of ram
40 gb hdd.

Which distro would you use.

Brian1 12-29-2007 09:04 AM

I choose other and just use one of the many firewall scripts already out there. Even going to here and starting with a basic one and fine tuning from an editing tool from there. http://easyfwgen.morizot.net/gen/
I guess I am just old school. hard to get into gui for some things.

Brian

centauricw 12-29-2007 11:49 AM

I've been rolling my own firewall rules for many years, before their were any firewall-specific distros. My last big change was when a converted from ipchains to iptables.

jag2000 12-30-2007 08:54 AM

i forgot to mention that the box mentioned above is my spare pc i want to use for my gatway/router. i have 4 pc's total at home plus 1 laptop.
1 pc is mine.
1 for wife/kids
1 for ftp/www/file server.
laptop for work

1 spare/sandbox to do whatever i want with.

jag2000 01-02-2008 06:33 PM

Well since noone posted to this i am running pf sense as a firewall/router.

splunk 01-02-2008 09:05 PM

Voted other. Using Fedora Core 6 and iptables


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