On Feb 13, 2008 10:27 AM, Dennis G. Wicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings! > > It seems the time has come to build a dedicated > firewall machine for myself. The win 2k machine I have > been using is getting too flaky. > > I have a P-II HP box that was a pretty solid performer > that I think will do for the hardware. (Agree/disagree?) > > I need some suggestions for the firewall software, > running on Debian, of course! No sense reinventing the > wheel. > > I need something that either includes http/ftp proxy or > something else that will provide that service. Also > socks 4/5 and probably a virus/adware scanner too. > > Thanks for any suggestions and/or pointers to recent > resources on the subject! > > TIA! > Dennis >
Just use iptables for a firewall. Google around. You can start off with something like this: http://easyfwgen.morizot.net/gen/index.php Squid is a good http/https/ftp cache and proxy. ClamAV is a good antivirus. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
