On Friday 09 May 2003 09:18, William Cooper wrote: > one of the company's suppliers got wind that we where going to host > web services on a DSL connection. They are now trying to convince > management (and me) that Linux as a company firewall is not acceptable, > that we need a CISCO PIX or equivilant to protect the company's network. So completely not true. I have used linux firewalls to protect company networks since 1999. A pix is an over-priced solution. You can build a great proxy/firewall for a 1/4 of the price of a pix. > Is this true? I have been using Debian as a firewall for a while now > with no complaints, but on a dial-up. Putting the machine with a fixed > IP for possible attacks is a different matter. Does anyone have > information about the situability of Linux as a firewall over long > periods? A comparison of Linux versus a hardware or proprietry > software/hardware solution? I had a linux firewall running on an Acer Power PI 133 with 16MB ram. The box supported Internet traffic for 600 users. It had a very long uptime, the last time I had looked it was at 385 days. Syd -- Syd Alsobrook Unix/db Administrator Medical Manager Health Systems/WebMD 3001 N. Rocky Point Dr. East Suite 400 Tampa, FL 33607 813.731.2776 813.287.2990 x175 "One can only hope that the organization obtains the desired results from the decisions that have been made."
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