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| 607692 | 2007-11-02 07:19:00 | In setting up a computer as a firewall, I have seen some positive comments on "Smoothwall". Also there are pro's & con's stated for this sort of exercise. What would be people's experiences or opinions on this sort of thing. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 607693 | 2007-11-02 07:32:00 | how do you connect to the internet? if you use an external adsl router then an extra external firewall is not any great advantage unless your running a caching proxy. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 607694 | 2007-11-02 07:37:00 | how do you connect to the internet? if you use an external adsl router then an extra external firewall is not any great advantage unless your running a caching proxy. Not for me tweak'e, I use an external adsl router, so I'm fine. This is for some folk who have just signed up for broadband. I have a modem I can give them and they have a couple of old computers, lying around which I suggested could be put to good use. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 607695 | 2007-11-02 09:52:00 | How "old" are these old computers? | vinref (6194) | ||
| 607696 | 2007-11-02 09:54:00 | how do you connect to the internet? if you use an external adsl router then an extra external firewall is not any great advantage unless your running a caching proxy. That does not make any sense. Why would you suddenly need one when you have a caching proxy, yet not need one without? |
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| 607697 | 2007-11-02 17:31:00 | How "old" are these old computers? One about 386 vintage, the other would be probably (haven't really looked at it yet) no older than 6 years; it's an Arche machine. I've glanced at some tutorials, on line, and some recommend a computer with reasonable specs, but most quite happily hint "almost anything will do". I'm a bit sceptical about the last opinion. Anyway, what I really want here, is people's opinions based on their experiences before I launch myself blindly into a project, that might not work. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 607698 | 2007-11-02 19:34:00 | Asked around on IRC.. smoothwall will indeed run fine on an old computer (if all its doing is firewalling/routing) | Myth (110) | ||
| 607699 | 2007-11-02 19:42:00 | Careful, an old PC used as a firewall will let a malicious power company in to steal more money off you :) | PaulD (232) | ||
| 607700 | 2007-11-02 19:46:00 | Does anyone know if these software firewalls will allow PCI based ADSL modems to work in conjunction. What I'm trying to do is get a Via Epia based motherboard, chuck in an ADSL modem, install a linux firewall of sorts, hook it up to a switch and make it my bi**h... I mean my own router. Would that work? |
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| 607701 | 2007-11-02 19:48:00 | Just be aware that there's a difference between "will run on just about anything" and running _well_. Hardware that's too old may have an impact on network throughput etc. if the software hasn't been properly optimised. | somebody (208) | ||
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