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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!lucy.swin.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au!news.apana.org.au!cantor.edge.net.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!halon.vggas.com!news From: JYoungman@vggas.com (James Youngman) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Free firewall? Date: 14 Feb 1997 12:21:26 GMT Organization: VG Gas Analysis Systems Lines: 30 Message-ID: <5e1lc6$pa6@halon.vggas.com> References: <330333EF.48C8@usa.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: uriel.vggas.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.8 (x86 32bit) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:158065 comp.os.linux.networking:68285 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:35401 In article <330333EF.48C8@usa.net>, myorke@usa.net says... > >Hi, > >I'm looking into setting up a firewall for our network since we'll be >getting a dedicated connection to the Internet. Since my company is a >non-profit organization, we don't want to sink $10-$20K into something. >Is there any "free" firewall software out there that would run under >FreeBSD or Linux? Both have (full, rules-based) firewall capability built-in. >And if so, does the "you get what you pay for" factor >weigh heavily with this free firewall? No. But you must *understand* the security issues in order to set up the firewall. >Also, can you point me towards >any good references on UNIX-based firewalls? I'd like to learn more >about this subject. There's a newsgroup somewhere out there. -- James Youngman VG Gas Analysis Systems |The trouble with the rat-race Before sending advertising material, read |is, even if you win, you're http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/47/227.html|still a rat.