Re: [Sheflug] Firewall protection - help!

["Chris J/#6" <nospam [at] nccnet.co.uk>]

> Dear Friends,
> 
> I am upgrading to BT's ADSL service within the next few weeks.  I have an old box which I would like to act as a firewall between the Internet and my W95 peer to peer network.  I currently only have ZoneAlarm for Windows installed, but I should really have more protection, as it is for my business.
> 
> Could anyone give me some ideas and even the contact details of people who could do it for me?  At a modest price of course!
> 
> Best wishes,
> 

Which ADSL are you getting? The expensive one, which comes with an ethernet 
connection, or the cheap one which is USB based? If the cheap one, then 
you'll have to use a Win98 as this is the only thing supported (in terms of 
drivers as well; see uk.telecom). If the ethernet one, then any GNU/Linux or 
BSD box should do the job. If you're /really/ paranoid about security, then 
get a tech bod to setup OpenBSD on a spare intel box :)

Chris...


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