"Andre Volmensky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have to put forward an argument to management regarding setting up a > firewall on some of our clients networks. > > What are the advantages of a linux firewall over something like Windows > with WinRoute on it, or even a hardware based firewall. What are the > disadvantages etc. I know I am asking on a linux users mailing list, but > I would also like reply's not to be too bias.
Just to add to what others have said, I run an software firewall (OpenBSD 3.2 soon to be 3.3) and one of the things I like about it is being able to log intrusion attempts and contribute those to DShield.org (http://www.dshield.org). Gives me a sense that I'm contributing to the overall security of the "net". Probably a false, since a lot of the fightback reports just get ignored by ISPs, but nonetheless... Now I believe some hardware firewalls allow you to capture logs via something like a remote syslog capability, but then you'd have to have a server to process them anyway. With my OS/software-based firewall I can have it do everything necessary to send the logs off to DShield. Gary -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
