* Darrell Cormier;
Can this set up be configured on a stand alone box? By this, I mean that I have only one PC which I dual boot between WinXP (as seldom as possible) and SuSE 8.2. I know this will not work when I boot up into windows but will it work fine in Linux or is it not feasible.
I personally would not recommend this option, although it will work in Linux
OR
Would it be much more efficient and robust if I had a second computer (even if it were a Pentium MMX) that was primarily for this firewall/antivir/mail_server/proxy/router purpose.
Please give me your feelings on both options.
This is what I would go for as with my desktop, be it WinXP or SuSE I can surf with a feeling of being secure, reading my mails without the worry of a nasty virus ( make sure you update the antivirus frequently and do not open attachments you are unsure) If you install a IMAP server on the firewall then you can have all your mails available to you on both systems. Make sure it is secured. As a paranoiac, yes I can be case study, all the internal LAN machines are firewalled as well along with antivirus software on every single one of them regardless of the operating system they run. Night time reading must Building Internet Firewalls, Second Edition By Elizabeth D. Zwicky, Simon Cooper, & D. Brent Chapman Start with the sample chapter http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/fire2/chapter/ch13.html Happy reading :-) -- Togan Muftuoglu Unofficial SuSE FAQ Maintainer http://dinamizm.ath.cx