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274343 2004-09-21 10:11:00 oh no all these things i forgot to mention, sorry :(
yeah well i have dial up, i didnt think it would matter
Patrick 2003 (277)
274344 2004-09-21 11:46:00 . com/dwres . php?resource=firewalls" target="_blank">distrowatch . com

Cheers Murray P










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Murray P (44)
274345 2004-09-21 22:47:00 thanks murray for that link, ive been lookin at it but not too sure on which one to download, which one is best for me?? Patrick 2003 (277)
274346 2004-09-21 23:16:00 Pete has suggested Smothwall, which from what I've heard and read can do all that you ask . I haven't actually used any of these yet, just downloaded a couple and done some research in readiness for my imminent change to cable .

There are two versions of Smoothwall, the GPL one is the one you want to look at and probably what I will run with . There is another one called M0n0wall ( . ch/wall/" target="_blank">m0n0 . ch) not listed at Distro watch . Read up, see what fits your needs, what learning curve is involved, what is overkill .

Some will run off a CD so you don't need to install them to a hard drive, if that's what you want .

In the end you might decide to purchase a router and pop some usage filtering and/or metering software on the 166 PC along with a firewall, although you can do that with most of these as well, ie, you don't need to use the routing capabilities .

Cheers Murray P
Murray P (44)
274347 2004-09-21 23:23:00 thanks, ill be downloading it now and i will just have to play around with it Patrick 2003 (277)
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