[ale] Good windows firewall ?

[Geoffrey]

zeb wrote:
> On Sunday 20 June 2004 15:19, exo wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I have some windows boxes on my network.  Linux firewalls are
>>great, but I need some good ones for my windows boxes also
>>
>>What is a good and cheap windows firewall solution?  I know there
>>is Zonelabs and Norton's.  Are they any other good ones out there
>>especially free ones.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
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> 
> You might consider Coyote Linux.  It will work for both Linux and 
> Windows.  I have a small network that uses both, and it works with 
> both of them.  It will also act as a router and DHCP server.  
> 
> It requires a separate box, but almost any door-stop box will do.  I 
> am running it on a 486-133 with 16 Mb system RAM  and a 3.5 floppy 
> (no hard disk; no display).  You could probably use significantly 
> less RAM.

Any of the stock Linux firewalls will work for 'both Linux and Windows.' 
  Smoothwall, ipcop, Coyote...

Depending on the services offered, you can get by with such a low end 
machine, but running things like snort along on the same box is going to 
require more hardware/memory.

It really makes no sense to have firewall software running on 2+ 
machines if they all have access via the same connection.  One firewall 
to protect them all. :)

If you really want to get into it, get Bob Toxen's book and build your 
own. :)

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
Building secure systems in spite of Microsoft