Re: Firewall old computer

From: keezdriver (NOTda.THISkeezdriver@STUFFverizon.net)
Date: 05/04/02 

From: keezdriver <NOTda.THISkeezdriver@STUFFverizon.net>
Date: Sat, 04 May 2002 20:38:55 GMT

Paul wrote:

> I have an old P166 with 64 megs RAM that I need advice about using as
> a firewall. I also have a home LAN running a W2K Server and Proxy 2.0
> with 4 other computers networked. They all use the proxy for internet.
> I want to try and multihome my old P166 and use it as a firewall for
> my LAN. A friend told me that he thinks the old thing will do pretty
> good with NT 4.0 Server running but if that is the OS of choice for
> the project, how will I implement a firewall solution on it. Looking
> for ideas. I have a copy of Norton Internet Security that I thought
> would work fine for this and I just picked up Blackice too to give it
> a try. Whenever I try and use Norton Internet Security on the W2K
> server it starts up with all kinds of problems and I'm through trying
> to tweak it so that it will run smothly on the W2K server. I'm
> thinking that with NT 4.0 I will have the power to use this comp as a
> router/firewall only while leaving the problems of the software
> firewall off of my w2k server. Any ideas? Do any of you think that
> that old comp could handle an installation of w2k server as a router?
> Also if any of you have some DETAILED information about packet
> filtering, could you please tell me how to find out all of the ports
> that I need to have open to allow inernet to my LAN. I also play an
> online combat flight sim that I am pretty sure will need ports open
> for but when I try and use Network Monitor it gives me ideas as to the
> ports but it is still a little to confusing to zero in on the exact
> ports. Also, does leaving these ports open create signifigant security
> threats?
Try IPCop, a fork of SmoothWall with a few added features and friendly
support with a web based forum, a newsgroup and a users list. IPCop has a
web proxy server and IDS system, current version is based on 2.2 kernel but
the new version will have 2.4 and IP Tables. 

-- 
Michael T
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for him!
Then again, neither did a lot of other people.
Linux User #228869 on Machine #147583

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