It looks like I am a little bit late to the conversation.. but I wanted to through in my own personal fav. I use IPCop (<a href="http://www.ipcop.org">www.ipcop.org</a>) as my gateway. For the longest time, it was installed on a P1 machine with 64MB ram. (now it is up to a 500Mhz with 128MB ram)<br>
<br>My IPCop box has 3 NICs (you can get away with just 2 depending on your needs)<br><br><br>My connection looks like this:<br><br>Cable Modem -- IPCop Box --- NIC1 goes to my home network (refered to as "green zone")<br>
--- NIC2 goes to my server (this is the "orange zone")<br><br>IPCop was REALLY easy to set up, very secure, and gives me a lot more options then just some little off the shelf home router. It also has allowed me to learn a lot more about networking, and security - without being overwhelmed. <br>
<br>I have really enjoyed it, and suggest it to anyone who does not mind the extra electric drain (compare a off the shelf router with a full computer).<br><br><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/9/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Zach</b> <<a href="mailto:netrek@gmail.com">netrek@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I need to get serious about security since I will be soon connected to<br>the net almost 24x7 (barring a power outage etc.) so I was wondering<br>if list members could explain their security setup (network<br>configuration, DMZ, firewalls, IDS, logging, etc.). Also what would<br>
you recommend for someone like me who is still on an entry level in<br>terms of my understanding of Linux and network security and what would<br>recommend for later on down the road once I get more sophisticated? I<br>run Debian lenny with a 2.6.18 kernel. I will be getting ADSL next<br>
week and plan on having a DSL modem/router doing NAT. I only have one<br>machine now but plan on adding another one within the next 3 months or<br>so.<br><br>Zach<br>_______________________________________________<br>wplug mailing list<br>
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