On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Kirk Wood wrote:
> these. Like was previously mentioned for less then $100 you get a
> firewall, and a 4 port hub. They provide DHCP services and they come
> preconfigured to block inbound traffic. If you want to be able to get in,
> you can open the ports desired.
I would rather use an old box with a few nic's running iptables. With a
few of these routers you would have to use a javascript enabled browser.
I don't know any of these routers that allow you to log either. I like
looking at the logs. Also I know that if someone was to crack this
hardware firewall I'd be screwed. Then I'd have to get new firmware and
do all of that. No thanks. I'll stick to a 486 running a small 2.4
kernel with iptables. And for $70 at compusa I picked up a 8 port
10/100fd hub back in April. So you can do it for cheaper this way
also. $10 per nic after shipping and most 486's are easily had for free.
--
Frank Carmickle
phone: 412 761-9568
email: frankiec at dryrose.com
