"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:
>
> Is it practical / advisable to set up a single machine to act as
> a firewall/email/web server or am I looking for MAJOR trouble.
>
> I'm trying to run a SOHO with limited resources/computers but
> still need all the goodies.
>
Practical - yes. Advisable - depends upon your situation. I think the
general argument for putting the firewall on a machine by itself is that
the more services you run on a machine the more potential there is that
someone might be able to break it. We're running several machines that
provide the resources you've mentioned, including the firewall, all on
one machine - it's not hard to do. Then again, we don't have real great
security concerns either. From what I've read, if you're a real
stickler for detail you can tighten down the single machine pretty well
but if you need the ultimate in security there's no substitute for a
separate, very tight and restricted, firewall.
Hope this helps.
--
Mike Rambo
Media & Electronics Specialist
Lansing School District
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