Re: Newbie
- From: David Vincent <dvincent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:33:07 -0800
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Chris wrote:
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:40:11 -0800
Rich Rudnick <rich@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Donald wrote:
Greetings,You could install a full fledged linux OS and configure it as a
I'm a Windows sysadmin who is new to Ubuntu. My son has been
busting my chops to give it a look and I recently acquired a Dell
2650 that I would like to configure as a firewall for my network.
Knowing next to nothing about the OS I was hoping someone could
point me in the right direction where I might find some literature
and how-to information that would assist me in this endeavor. My
son simply gushes over Ubuntu and having seen the workstation
version on his PC, I must admit that it appears very user-friendly.
At $1000.00+ for an entry-level SonicWall firewall (that my
secadmins insist is not a "real" firewall) and upwards of $5000.00
for a CheckPoint solution, not to mention license fees, a Linux-like
implementation simply makes good sense. A security consultant
friend of mine swears that a rock-solid implementation is possible;
I just need a little guidance.
firewall, but you might find http://smoothwall.org/ more useful as a
dedicated installation.
I agree here, if you have a low-end box, install smoothwall. Use the
new Lappy for YOUR install of Ubu (or what ever *nix you wish to play
with).
one thing about smoothwall which is starting to bother me is the lack of
security on the login page - no https thus an attacker can sniff the
admin password off the wire and then gain access to the firewall.
that's bad.
endian firewall is more secure and also takes more effort to setup - it
is an offshoot of smoothwall. check it out.
http://www.endian.com/en/community/
there's also ipcop and a host of others out there. if you really want
to turn that box into an awesome firewall and small network server then
have a look at SMEServer.
http://www.contribs.org
it does almost everything you'd ever need right out of the box and tries
VERY HARD to not let you expose your admin passwords.
how much RAM do you have in there?
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