What is the BEST DISTRO for a LINUX COMPUTER FIREWALL

[Chuck]

What is the BEST DISTRO for a LINUX COMPUTER FIREWALL?

What web address can I learn about setting-up a LINUX computer to do FIREWALL for a network?

[Mr. Apollo]

You COULD always TYPE in LINUX and FIREWALL into GOOGLE and THEN you'll GET results LIKE smoothwall AND ipcop.

[frostyone]

ClarkConnect how to:
http://www.skullbox.net/clarkconnect.php

Smoothwall how to;
http://www.skullbox.net/smoothwall.php

[rob]

Here's a list of "Live CD" firewalls:

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php?pick=All&showonly=Firewall&sort=&sm=1

A live CD doesn't require any installation. Just burn the image to a CD, boot from it on the computer and it works.

This is a great solution when you want to try out a few different options.

The first one on that list is the best in my experience.

[Digiital]

I like Clarck Connect have been running for yrs and you can go months and months and months without touching it or rebooting. Very easy to configure.

[cdnLilWolf]

What is the BEST DISTRO for a LINUX COMPUTER FIREWALL?


The distro does not determine what is the best firewall. Without dragging things out too much, may I suggest....

1. What ever distro you use, strip it down to bare bones. There's one that will even run on a 386 (command line only). A decent PII or an average PIII will do just fine
2. Get to know what IP tables are all about.



What web address can I learn about setting-up a LINUX computer to do FIREWALL for a network?

Google is your friend, but here is one example... http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_linux_firewall_ipcop

(Sorry Mr. Apollo, I realized after the fact that I was being repetative)

[funlovingtekcurious]

I am using smoothwall for a couple years now. love it.