Using an old PC as a firewall.

[Nebben]

Osage - Is that called "traffic shaping" or something? I remember reading that on a feature list but wasn't sure what it meant.

FreeBSDRules - I was thinking the same, not sure if there'll be a real performance difference but I suppose it's not much more.

 

[Need4Speed]

astaro

 

[osage]

yes in M0m0wall it's traffic shaper, in Coyote it's Qos, they work differently, but they do they same thing...more or less.

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: Need4Speed
astaro

?!

 

[skyking]

I've used astaro, and you can get it for free after jumping through a bunch of hoops. It takes at least a 400 and 128mb to run right. It was quite complicated ti get started with, but feature rich.

 

[lapierrem]

Using smoothwall - easy to set up and lots of features. I would recommend it for sure

 

[Need4Speed]

Originally posted by: user1234

Originally posted by: Need4Speed
astaro

?!

I recommend you commit yourself to a mental hospital

astaro is by far the best linux based firewall solution. yeah..it takes a little more power to run, but only if you are planning on enabling all the proxies like http, etc. I have it running on an old celery 400 and a stick of 256...works like a charm.

as far as skyking's post...all you have to do is register online and get your reg code, install astaro and copy and paste the code...not much to it.

it might not be as simple as a soho router or smoothwall, but a basic understanding of how NAT and packet filters work is all that is required. the payoff is in its flexibility, support, and its tight security. There are plenty of docs available to walk you through a basic install.

I would recommed ASL to anyone that is serious about learning a few things and wants the nuts when it comes to a secure box.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: Need4Speed

Originally posted by: user1234

Originally posted by: Need4Speed
astaro

?!

I recommend you commit yourself to a mental hospital

astaro is by far the best linux based firewall solution. yeah..it takes a little more power to run, but only if you are planning on enabling all the proxies like http, etc. I have it running on an old celery 400 and a stick of 256...works like a charm.

as far as skyking's post...all you have to do is register online and get your reg code, install astaro and copy and paste the code...not much to it.

it might not be as simple as a soho router or smoothwall, but a basic understanding of how NAT and packet filters work is all that is required. the payoff is in its flexibility, support, and its tight security. There are plenty of docs available to walk you through a basic install.

I would recommed ASL to anyone that is serious about learning a few things and wants the nuts when it comes to a secure box.

Does the home license for Astaro provide the IPS services?

 

[Nebben]

I'm currently running SmoothWall Express 2.0. Thought I'd start with something basic and easy.

It was easy to set up, and I really like it. Will probably try out one of the more advanced ones later, but this is working well for now. I don't believe Smoothwall will allow me to place bandwidth caps on specific machines, so that is one feature I will probably need enough to switch over to something else for.

But if anyone's afraid it's difficult to set something like this up, it really isn't at all. I have very basic networking experience and this was no harder to use than your average Linksys router. (And it allows for a lot more customization, too)

Now, can anyone refer me to the best website to test your setup for network security?

 

[osage]

you can use this page, if you can get to it when it's not busy.....it may actually be down as I;ve tried it several ttimes lately and it's too busy.
Or you can go here to test for open ports etc: