[plug] Firewall Boxed Solutions

[Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima]

On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Earnshaw, Mike wrote:

> List,
> 
> We have an urgent need for a Linux based firewall solution to connect
> three corporate networks. It was recommended that we use commercial
> products due to time for preparation / install being at a premium. I
> vaguely remember an article somewhere for a Linux flavour that had
> Firewall, Wed Server etc. You bought the flavour and voila ....
> 
> Just looking for some feedback or pointers from more experienced
> persons. We can not afford the "big" solutions like Firewall-1 or Cisco
> boxes.

WatchGuard (http://www.watchguard.com/) are firewall boxes that run Linux 
(in fact they paid rusty ,ipchains mainterner, to hack on the kernel for 
quite some time)  I don't know about costs BUT they maybe worth looking into.

If you prefer a more DIY solution then any linux box should do the trick.


Yours Tony.

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