> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Wilts > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 8:58 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: Router/Firewall Recommendation > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 09:15:17AM -0400, Ted Beaton wrote: > > Nope, then you buy a cheap hub or switch. Anywhere from 4 port and up. > Can > > get them pretty cheap off EBay. > > And if you decide you want GigE on the inside instead of 100mbps, then > the LBB isn't going to help you anyway. An 8-port GigE switch is under > $100 these days and many systems are coming with onboard GigE interfaces > (like my Dell PowerEdge 400SC). > > Although the LBB boxes are fast and easy to set up and do the job for > most people most of the time, they're certainly not as flexible as a > real firewall implementation running on Linux, OpenBSD, or any number of > other systems (I know somebody who's firewall is actually OpenVMS). > > .../Ed > > -- I don't know that small user are looking for a lot of flexibility. Think about it. You aren't trying to design a system for 250+ users(LBB's as you say can be chained to handle less than that quite simply). For a normal user with 5-50 pc's that's trying to protect their system there is nothing cheaper or better than a hardware router. When you start getting into a lot of sophisticated apps then yes go to a box, but I would put that box behind a hardware router to prevent penetration. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
