Thus spake Tony McGee ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
[...]
> Firewalling works by selectively blocking off access to certain Internet
> Protocol ports. It's recommended to have a single dedicated machine as a
> firewall and a second one as an internal mail/web server but if you're short on
> machines you can always just combine the two servers onto the one box and be
> more careful about your firewall rules. For a full run down on how the firewall
> sofftware IPCHAINS works refer to it's HOW-TO document.
For those of us without the time to spend and who can afford it,
Linksys (I'm pretty sure) make a CABLE/DSL/Firewall/10-100 Ethernet
switch all in one box which retails for $299 Cdn (so presumably around
$200 US).
I haven't got around to this yet but the reviews sound good. It will
be a DHCP client for your ISP and either a DHCP server for you local
net or you can use static IPs locally. You can configure IIRC
something like 8-10 ports to pass through the firewall, but this (also
IIRC) requires you to use static IPs internally.
Configured via your web browser.
OK it's wimping out in one sense and doubtless one could assemble a
linux box to do the same cheaper, but factor in your time to set it up
and...
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