Re: Linux Firewalling - Further Adventures with DSL
On Fri, 2003-05-09 at 09:44, Syd Alsobrook wrote:
> 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.
Not only that, but IMO linux as a firewall is many times simpler/more
flexible than a PIX. Especially if you install shorewall. PIX
documentation and config commands just leave me frustrated.
-Mark
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