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Re: Linux firewall vs Windows and Hardware based firewalls



On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 05:30:27AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 03:03:23AM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote:
> >     Oddly enough I'd argue that those are wasted on a router.  :)
> 
> My current router is a Debian Sid box on an old HP Spectra 486.  It
> handles DNS for my internal network as well.  Optimally, I'd have
> squid with adzapper here so I could just make it a transparent proxy
> easily, but that box just doesn't have the oomph to do it all.  My
> next one will have more power, so I'll be able to have a transparent
> adzapping squid there as well.

Why Sid? For what purposes would you recommend Sid over Woody? Any
security trade-offs?

David



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