22 Dec
2003
22 Dec
'03
05:30
What do you think linksys runs inside? Many of them do run embedded Linux, so what's the advantage of assembling a big box to run firewall instead of using linksys?
The advantage is that you know what is running. You also get decent logging. A friend of mine recently bought a linsys or netgear, rumoured to run Linux, took it out of the box, ran nmap against it once, it crashed, he packed the crap straight back into the box. Mini-ITX stuff isn't that big, and also has the advantage of enough grunt for squid etc. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.