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From: kingkaos@magicnet.net (Ben King)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Free firewall?
Date: 22 Feb 1997 19:44:27 GMT
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	HI. A simple, but very effictive solution I'm using for my
firewall is using the socks5 sever from http://www.socks.nec.com
If you configure it properly you will be able to follow your network
access policy. Once installed and configured, and never have to touch
it again, unless you change your nework access policies.

	The socks5 sever works on just about all un*x implementations,
including FreeBSD, NetBSD, Linux, etc. It also comes in FULL
source code and is FREE. You can't beat that. Plus it provides for
full authentication of clients behind the firewall.



		BEN KING

email: kingkaos@magicnet.net