Re: [LUNI] firewall design

From: Jack Beglinger (jackb_guppy@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Mar 23 2001 - 09:47:46 CST

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    Go look at smoothwall.org

    NEW release 0.9.8 (beta available now release is next
    friday) as RED-External, Orange-DMZ and GREEN-Internal
    nic support.

    I use 0.9.6 release for home and handed out machines
    at meetings - help install at Univ in Evanston on
    three machines (they wanted multiple protected
    internal networks).

    It is about a 20Meg disto (based on VA Linux 6.2.1 /
    Redhat 6.2) and takes about 20 minutes to load
    including teaks.

    I also have some old 486 and p75 that run great as
    firewalls with this software. If another machine is
    required.

    I am willing to help - just let me know.

    jackb

    --- alan henn <ahenn@whitefly.pldisease.msstate.edu>
    wrote:
    > i would like to request some imput about the best
    > design
    > for a firewall given my limited resources and needs.
    >
    > i work at a unviversity with all the security
    > implications
    > that go with it.
    >
    > Equipment:
    >
    > firewall: pentium II 64 MB ram, 1.2 GB, 2 NICs.
    > RedHat, 6.2.
    >
    > production machine: Pentium II 256 MB ram, two HD
    > (one Linux 13 GB
    > one 4GB Windows.
    >
    > a laptop used both in field and office for diverse
    > projects
    >
    > 4 place hub.
    >
    > Need a mail server, probably PostFix - unless i hear
    > otherwise.
    >
    > The best firewall design seems to be a DMZ, but i
    > don't have enough
    > machines.
    >
    > Should the mailserver go on the firewall or on the
    > production
    > machine where i will be playing with databases,
    > docbook and
    > doing serious writing and minor graphics? And, of
    > course making
    > serious mistakes.
    >
    > Is PMfirewall ok, or is it best to roll your own?
    >
    >
    > Thank you.
    >
    > alan
    >
    > alan henn
    > Extension Plant Pathologist
    > Mississippi State University
    > ahenn@ext.msstate.edu
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