Hi all,
I have a 2 MBit DSL connection at home and I have more or less classical
scheme ISP <-> DSL Modem <-> Router <-> home desktop & laptops. Since
recently somebody hacked into my windowz computer I started thinking of
adding a firewall. Since connecting my desktop between the router and
the modem is not an option (it must run windowz due to other members of
my family), I am thinking of buying the cheapest possible second hand
computer which still has two free PCI slots on which to install minimal
Debian (no graphics, only firewall), plug two 10/100 Ethernet cards and
add it in my scheme like this:
ISP <-> DSL Modem <-> Firewall <-> Router <-> home desktop & laptops
The question is actually what is the minimal CPU/RAM/HDD requirement for
this PC? And do you think this is the optimal solution for an intrusion
protection of a small home LAN?
Cheers,
Ivan
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