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... "Such internal firewalls -- known as distributed firewalls -- are the next line of defense against hackers who breach traditional firewalls by exploiting open ports and e-mail servers. Network managers tend to see distributed firewalls as added firepower against . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 20, 2000

Configuring an Internet Firewall and Home LAN With Linux

Here is an interesting FAQ that you may want to consider reading. "This FAQ describes basic Linux Ethernet connection and home LAN configuration. Particular emphasis is placed on network security and firewall construction. The examples are based on Red Hat Linux . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 20, 2000

Building a Secure Gatway System

This LG article discusses configuring an old 486 machine as a secure Internet gateway with two ethernet interfaces. "When finished this will be a very lean install, weighing in at about 130 MB plus swap, there will be no X . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 18, 2000

Securing Your Home Network With the Edge Firewall

This is an introductory document describing firewalls and performing an installation of TheEdge FirePlug. "Edge FirePlug is a very well-designed firewall solution from FirePlug Computers, Inc. in Vancouver, BC. One of the reasons I chose Edge FirePlug (just called . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 10, 2000

Dialup firewalling with FreeBSD

This article documents how to setup a firewall using a PPP dialup with FreeBSD and IPFW, and specifically with firewalling over a dialup with a dynamically assigned IP address. It does not cover how to setup a standard PPP . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 08, 2000

An Introduction to IP Masquerading - Part 2

In mid-May, Linux.com released Part 1 - 'An Introduction to IP Masquerading.' Here is 2nd and final part of this article. "Now that relatively high-bandwidth Internet connections are becoming both commonplace and inexpensive, cable modem and DSL users wanting . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 02, 2000

Firewall placement

We are linking our company to the Internet, and we are discussing the placement of the firewall. I feel that the firewall should reside in-house for the best security; others want to put the firewall at our ISP and run . . .

Anthony Pell
May 30, 2000

Running a BSD-based Firewall

Internet security is currently a hot topic. Because of that, many smaller networks are turning toward firewalls to give them some protection. Many of these networks do not have the money to pay for a commercial firewall product, so they . . .

Anthony Pell
May 25, 2000

An Introduction to IP Masquerading - Part 1

Now that relatively high-bandwidth Internet connections are becoming both commonplace and inexpensive, cable modem and DSL users wanting to put more than one computer on the Internet find that their Internet service provider will not allow them to do so. . . .

Anthony Pell
May 17, 2000

Firewalls For Home Users Are Essential

This article is a basic introduction to firewalls. "Firewalls are an important part of an infrastructure-based security approach. Generally speaking, a firewall is a computer or a network appliance that runs special software that lets network traffic (in the case . . .

Anthony Pell
May 08, 2000

Building a Linux Bunker: Basic Firewalling

This article presents a way to convert any spare machine you have into a useful security gateway for your network, utilizing Network Address Translation (NAT), and the firewalling features present in Linux. This article will assume you have already read . . .

Anthony Pell
May 08, 2000

Turning up the heat on firewalls

Here's an article on the basics of firewalls. "A firewall puts up a barrier that controls the flow of traffic between hosts, networks and domains. The safest firewall would block all traffic, but that defeats the purpose of the . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 25, 2000

VNU Net: Turning up the heat on firewalls

A firewall puts up a barrier that controls the flow of traffic between hosts, networks and domains. The safest firewall would block all traffic, but that defeats the purpose of the connection. Strict control over selected traffic is needed, according . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 21, 2000

Impera Announces A Secure Linux Appliance

This newly developed appliance consists of a 1U rackmount server with 64Mb of RAM and a 466Mhz Celeron processor and the popular NetMax Firewall product. "Today Impera Software Corp. announced a release of a secure network appliance based on the . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 19, 2000

Protectix Announces the First All Open Source Security Solution

Protectix, Inc.(TM) , the pioneer provider of wholly Open Source security solutions, announced today the ProWall(TM), a dedicated security solution based entirely on open source code. The ProWall is a solution maintaining multiple layers of defense, including a security-focused . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 11, 2000

Progressive Systems Integrates Its Phoenix Adaptive Firewall Onto Cobalt Network's RaQ3i Server Appl

Firewall Appliance Installs Easily With Virtually No Technical Knowledge Required and Provides Small and Medium-sized Businesses With More Horsepower for VPNs and a DMZ Port for Secured Public Subnets. Progressive Systems, Inc., a leading provider of network security solutions, . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 10, 2000

Auditing Your Firewall Setup

You've just finished implementing your new, shiny firewall. Or perhaps you've just inherited several new firewalls with the company merger. Either way, you are probably curious as to whether or not they are implemented properly. Will your . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 10, 2000

Firewalling with Linux

Many companies - and certainly those who we work with - have an historical problem lurking in the wings. When they first developed and deployed their internal networks, they chose IP addressing schemes that conflict with those assigned to machines . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 10, 2000

Linux Firewall On A 486: A Guard-Penguin For Your DSL Or Cable Modem Connection

Everybody's talking about using Linux to turn an old486 into a router/firewall for a home or small office network. This article offers step-by-step instructions for setting up such a device using Open Source software from the Linux Router Project . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 04, 2000

Interview with Rick Johnson of PMFirewall

"A few months ago when I was asked to design a firewalling strategy for a local consulting company, I proposed that I would use Linux to create a low cost firewalling solution. Everyone loved the idea from the . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 31, 2000

Firewall - Page 15

An Introduction to UFW, Ubuntu’s ‘Uncomplicated’ Firewall

The Open Source Firewall – IPFire 2.27 – Core Update 173 Released: What’s New?

IPFire Hardened Linux Firewall Distro Is Now Powered by Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS