Re: Should I propose a Debian Firewall?
On Mon, Nov 29, 1999 at 04:12:49PM +0000, Rene Mayrhofer wrote:
> Paul M Sargent wrote:
> > <flame retardant suit on>
> > Does a Linux based firewall come up to scratch when compared to a Commercial
> > one? Are there issues I should know about?
> > <suit off>
>
> Summary: I think (this is only my personal opinion, vendors of
> commercial firewalls may have other opinions) that Linux can be as
> secure as commercial firewalls are. This can be achieved with only the
> standard set of programs and a stock Linux kernel > 2.2.x (because of
> the advanced features I recommend 2.2.x over 2.0.x).
> The main disadvantage is the configuration (no nice Windows programs to
> do it with drag and drop).
That disadvantage doesn't really bother me. Sure have an app which tells you
things in a Windowing environment is nice, but decent logs and perl do just
fine for me.
e.g.: The current firewall we have has a X-Windows control interface. All it
means is I press a button to see the log file instead of typing
# less <logfile>
Paul
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