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10-03-2004, 06:34 PM
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| Resident ABX Wizard   Join Date: May 2003 Location: London, Ontario
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| Testing Linux firewalls With the construction of my third computer made out of old parts, I'm looking to turn it into a Linux firewall. So far I've tested Coyote Linux and LEAF "Bering". I was not impressed with Coyote. Perhaps there's more going on under the hood but it didn't seem like there was much to configure on the user side. Maybe it doesn't let you play with it much when you don't have the right hardware configuration since I only have one NIC at this point. LEAF "Bering" seems fantastic though. There are lots of configuration options. It isn't really all that complicated either. Everything is set by editing configuration files and there's full commented-out instructions as to how to modify the file. The Linux-specific instructions are a little tough, but that's merely due to my Linux n00bishness. n00bosity? I was going to try Sisela but since it's entirely command-line driven, I doubt if I'll have the skills to run it. Also it's a multipurpose app, not a dedicated firewall like Coyote or Bering. |
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10-03-2004, 08:58 PM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nashville
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| Coyote I find is very configurable, but that must be after the fact and you must do it manually. I have not used leaf, but it seems very nice. |
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10-04-2004, 11:10 AM
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| Xen now Citrix's  Join Date: Feb 2001
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| Did you give it a try with SuseFireWall2, which is inlcuded in SLES 9 and in 9.1 Pro? I think this is a SUSE brewed Firewall. |
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10-04-2004, 12:08 PM
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| Resident ABX Wizard Join Date: May 2003 Location: London, Ontario
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| Since this machine uses an old CD-ROM that can't read CD-Rs (or DVDs like SUSE came on) I won't be able to load SUSEFireWall2 onto it.  So far I still like LEAF "Bering" but I have to read up on it. |
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10-04-2004, 12:52 PM
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| The race for quality has no finish line- so technically, it's more like a death march.  Join Date: Feb 2001
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| Have ya tried SmoothWall or ClarkConnect? |
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10-04-2004, 02:40 PM
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| Resident ABX Wizard Join Date: May 2003 Location: London, Ontario
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Never heard about ClarkConnect but it looks good - it can be network installed for one thing! It has a floppy disk installer and will get the files over the network. | |
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10-08-2004, 01:56 AM
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| Resident ABX Wizard Join Date: May 2003 Location: London, Ontario
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No need for Linux command line instructions, although the utility is there should you need it. The web interface is both beautiful and powerful and "disguises" the fact that it resides on discarded parts. It looks like a high-end system instead. It's also upgradeable right from the interface. Full details, including screenshot here. I don't have it up as a firewall/gateway yet but in standalone mode it's working fine. | |
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