James Knott wrote:
James Wright wrote:
James Knott wrote:
Here's some simple instructions, for making a Linux firewall.
Along the same lines (firewalls), Trustix is offering their Enterprise Firewall for free. http://www.trustix.com/purchase/index.html Note: when I downloaded it, the reciept they e-mailed me included this line:
Validity Period : 1 year (23-AUG-05 to 22-AUG-06)
It does not specify whether this will cause the firewall to cease to function, or if I just will not be able to get support after that date.
Interesting. I assume it's Linux based. Perhaps you just have to renew the license anually. Or is it just a promotion.
I have my own SuSE 9.1 based firewall, which works well and includes a VPN. I wonder what they offer beyond what SuSE (or other distro) is capable of? How does there secure Linux compare with the one from NSA?
Another great firewall with online updates, for free without the VPN and content filtering or with those included for purchase is the Astaro Security Linux www.astaro.com. It's also apparently the most popular Linux firewall used in corporate environments, they also sell a hardware device. Their site has a demo so you can get a realistic view of setting it up. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Keen licensed Private Pilot Retired IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks