[ale] best FIREWALL product for a home LAN ?

[James Sumners]

http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net/iptables-tutorial.html is about
the best iptables tutorial I've read.

The little bit I've read about OpenBSD's pf, though, makes me think it
would be easier to use.

On Jan 28, 2008 7:42 PM, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
> Courtney Thomas wrote:
> > Greetings !
> >
> > Just finished Bruce Schneier's book Secrets and Lies which inspired me to
> > try to implement a suitable firewall for my home lan which has a variety of
> > machines, MS, FreeBSD, Linux, Apple, etc..
> >
> > Suggestions and opinions appreciated.
>
> If you really want to learn something about firewalls, pick up a copy of
>   Bob Toxen's book, 'Real World Linux Security' and read it from one end
> to the other.  My second choice of security books is 'Linux Firewalls'
> by Robert Ziegler.  Between these two books, you can build your own home
> grown, rock solid firewall.
>
> If you're looking for the quick solution, download Smoothwall 3.0 and
> you'll have a firewall going faster then it took you to burn the disk.
>
> --
> Until later, Geoffrey


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