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Transform Unused PC into Packet-Filtering Firewall with Floppyfw

Calendar Nov 23, 2004 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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firewall packet-filtering floppyfw RAM-based unused-PC
This documentation will teach you how to turn an unused PC into a packet-filtering firewall using a package called floppyfw. The firewall boots off a single floppy, runs completely in RAM, and uses ipchains for the filter rules. It also does IP masqu