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Build A Cost-effective Gateway Firewall With FreeBSD Using Spare Components

Calendar Apr 11, 2006 • User Avatar Benjamin D. Thomas
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network protection open source security solution FreeBSD gateway firewall
Learn how to build your own gateway firewall using FreeBSD and old PC parts. The firewall will consist of the PF firewall, Snort IDS, various IPS applications, Squid proxy, and some intuitive web interfaces for auditing. The cost of this project should be between free and $200 depending on your resourcefulness. I built mine for free using spare parts that were stockpiled in personal storage and parts that the USMC was throwing away, but you can build one from used and/or new parts for dirt cheap.

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