On Wed, 2003-11-26 at 03:54, Stanley Keymer wrote:
On my Home network I am thinking of installing a Cable router/firewall.
I have looked at the D-Link 604 and also the Linksys BEFsx41. Was wondering if anyone has had any experiences with these. And would they recomend them or not. And lost but not least, do they work well with Linux. I know they are WebBased configured. which should be OK with Linux.
What iI need is: - Firewall protection - URL filtering, Controlled blocking for example Java, ActiveX etc - IPSec and PPTP - Logging - DHCP Server - NTP support - VPN
Thanks Stanley
I've been using a Linksys BEFSX41 since before I converted to Linux. After converting to Linux, the router/switch died (a hardware death - not related to Linux). I replaced the one I was using (V1 something) with a V3 model. This caused by ZoneAlarm software (on my Windows boxes) to stop working but Linksys tech support told me I could use the firewall in the V3 model. It turns out I can. My only other problem was that I forgot my password and had to reset everything but that had nothing to do with Linux either. Bottom line? I highly recommend the Linksys BEFSX41. None of the problems I had related in any way to Linux. Don Henson