Linux Firewall Appliance

What I would like to accomplish is I'd like to build a firewall appliance
using Linux, probably Ubuntu. I'm thinking I'll use IPTABLES, but I can't
find info on how to accomplish what I want.

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M0stro wrote:
> What I would like to accomplish is I'd like to build a firewall appliance
> using Linux, probably Ubuntu. I'm thinking I'll use IPTABLES, but I can't
> find info on how to accomplish what I want.

You may want to look at how others have solved this sort of problem
You can check out
- - IPCop http://www.ipcop.org/
- - Smoothwall http://www.smoothwall.org/
- - Devil Linux http://www.devil-linux.org/
- - Coyote Linux http://www.coyotelinux.com/
- - FloppyFW http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/
- - or one of the 120+ hits from freshmeat.net
http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=linux+firewall

In general, you want a minimal installation of Linux
The kernel should support netfilter (the internal firewall code)
You'll want an interface - a small web server and some scripts to manage
iptables might do, but if you're thinking of using Ubuntu, then you're
likely talking about a firewall system with a terminal and GUI rather
than a "firewall appliance".

You likely don't want any other services, and only a root login. No
'user application' programs as well.

In all, your firewall appliance should fit on a couple of floppies at
it's heaviest.


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Lew Pitcher, IT Specialist, Enterprise Data Systems
Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group

(Opinions expressed here are my own, not my employer's)
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thanks for your help


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> M0stro wrote:
>> What I would like to accomplish is I'd like to build a firewall appliance
>> using Linux, probably Ubuntu. I'm thinking I'll use IPTABLES, but I
>> can't
>> find info on how to accomplish what I want.
>
> You may want to look at how others have solved this sort of problem
> You can check out
> - - IPCop http://www.ipcop.org/
> - - Smoothwall http://www.smoothwall.org/
> - - Devil Linux http://www.devil-linux.org/
> - - Coyote Linux http://www.coyotelinux.com/
> - - FloppyFW http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/
> - - or one of the 120+ hits from freshmeat.net
> http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=linux+firewall
>
> In general, you want a minimal installation of Linux
> The kernel should support netfilter (the internal firewall code)
> You'll want an interface - a small web server and some scripts to manage
> iptables might do, but if you're thinking of using Ubuntu, then you're
> likely talking about a firewall system with a terminal and GUI rather
> than a "firewall appliance".
>
> You likely don't want any other services, and only a root login. No
> 'user application' programs as well.
>
> In all, your firewall appliance should fit on a couple of floppies at
> it's heaviest.
>
>
> - --
>
> Lew Pitcher, IT Specialist, Enterprise Data Systems
> Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group
>
> (Opinions expressed here are my own, not my employer's)
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