Don't get me wrong, I have a router runnign with a hardware firewall, I just need something that will block out explicit content.
Dear Gods of Kobol I wouldn't be running without a firewall.. ~ Mike On 9/8/05, Jarrod Major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 08 September 2005 10:34 am, Jarrod Major wrote: > > On Thursday 08 September 2005 10:30 am, Mike Bougie wrote: > > > I can't just have it running when my turn on my machine? or is it too > > > much of a workload? > > > > > > i will let you know re the other machine. i'd rather not have another > > > rig running if at all possible. > > Mike I feel compelled to say that in this day and age, with broadband "always > on" internet connectivity, it is suicidal to not have some protection between > you and the Net. No offense but you should have something. Software firewalls > are fine and good, they have come a long way but having that extra step is a > good idea. > > It's a "connect it and forget it" scenario for the most part. You can monitor > logs and keep an eye on things hitting your box so there is power there. > > Some other options to keep in mind are ClarkConnect or at the very least > something like a Dlink router. The Dlink device doesn't allow you to > configure it much for your present need of content filtering but it is a > cheap solution. Mind you you can head on down to VFXweb or Computer Surplus > and get an old Pentium or Pentium II to set your IPCop box up on, the > hardware requirements are minimal. I suspect you could buy a used machine for > considerably less than a Dlink or Linksys device that performs a similar > function. > > Some things for you to ponder. > > -- > Jarrod Major > 4556 EFA8 EC69 7C54 EE33 C881 2C7C 0E10 2439 231E > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > -- Mike Bougie http://mikeandrose.blogspot.com Linux User 394239 697D3 F03C9 455B5 98819 9A83A 10F5C 4A710 34A0A _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
