> > Hello all, > > My company is looking to changing from an dial-up ISDN connection to a > full time DSL connection. In doing this, it has been recommended that > we use a linux system with two network cards as a firewall from our > internal systems. > > What packages should I load (or not load) to give us good protection > from outside problems. I have been using a linux system at home and > this will be the first use of linux at our company (a good start). It > looks like they will give me a Pent 133 system with 32MB RAM and 1GB > SCSI disk for use. > > Are there any special problems with doing this that I need to be aware > of? What docs and FAQ's should I read before I get started? > >
The howtos have several docs on this. Net 3, ipmasq, firewall. Those key words should help. Suggestions: turn off anything you do not need and install only what you need. experiment before you publicize. Firewalling can be as complicated as you want to make it.
