[KLUG Members] Firewalls and Gateways

[members@kalamazoolinux.org]

>I am running IPCOP as my firewall.  It is a standalone
>firewall that is based on a linux kernel.  If you have
>a cd burner it is really easy to get it.  Just
>download the iso image (about 20 meg - it is a small
>one) and burn a cd.  You can then boot to the cd and
>install.  The install is fairly straight forward.  It
>will work with cable modem, dsl, regular modem, and
>isdn.  I have it hooked to my cable modem.  It seems
>quite secure so far (way more than the M$ Winblows
>solution I used to run).  It should run more than
>adequate on your 200Mhz machine!
>The web site is www.ipcop.org and has much good info.

I use floppyfw which boots of a floppy and lets you run without any local hard
drive.  Configuration isn't fancy but it it very secure, reliable, and 'lite.

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