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From: Chris <harshman@paradigm.uor.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Free firewall?
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 04:00:34 -0600
Organization: Netcom
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Mike Yorke wrote:
> 
> 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?  And if so, does the "you get what you pay for" factor
> weigh heavily with this free firewall?  Also, can you point me towards
> any good references on UNIX-based firewalls?  I'd like to learn more
> about this subject.

Check the 'Firewall' HOWTO for Linux, at
http://sunsite.unc.edu/linux/#ldp

A good friend of mine, Dave Rudder (drig@novitacom.com) wrote the
original;
I don't know who's maintaining it now, but I found Dave's work on the
subject
invaluable.  

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