Re: hardware firewall

From: Leythos (void_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 01/07/04 

Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 16:28:32 GMT

In article <m0brpfkaly.fsf@rcn.com>, comphelp@toddh.net says...
> Leythos <void@nowhere.com> writes:
>
> > In article <qbbnvv4f9ndk2lfs59iavup2no8t3ctf64@4ax.com>,
> > chris@nospam.com says...
> > > On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 23:20:42 GMT, Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > >To be honest, you might be better off purchasing a copy of Windows 2000
> > > >Server and using a Linksys Router with NAT. The cost of a good firewall
> > > >that will also provide IP restrictions will cost more than the Server
> > > >software and a simple NAT router.
> > >
> > > Have you priced W2K Server lately?
> >
> > Yes, Server 2000 standard will run on any beefy workstation and is only
> > $700 US.
>
> OpenBSD and Linux are free and have far more robust TCP/IP stacks for
> doing this sort of thing if you wanna roll your own router.

The thread was about hosting IIS and restricting by IP to select users.
No router was mentioned in this solution.

A router with a "allow" IP table would be a great solution for the
poster. 

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