Re: Creating a hardware Firewall
> Hi Bojan,
>
> Which netgear router is it? Has it got a built in firewall? I bet it
has. Use that. If your router hasnt got a built in firewall you can
get
> one from amazon for £50- or so that has.
>
> It will probably be more secure than a linux firewall. (dons
fireproof
> suit - I might be wrong here... but the research I did into this
subject
> in the past indicated I am not)
>
> Even if it is not more secure than a linux firewall solution, it
will
> be
> adequate for a home network. Use less electricity, be smaller,
> quieter.
> It will save you an unnecessary time configuring another box. Of course
> if you actually want to do this to occupy your evenings then go for
it... I am sure you will learn a lot more about networks/ IP/
> firewalls
> configuring a stand alone box solution.
>
> hth
>
>
>
>
> david.
>
> Bojan Baros wrote:
>
>>Hello.
>>I am looking into creating a firewall for my home network. So far I
have a simple Internet router (Netgear) that protects my win and deb
boxes, but I would like to replace it with something more
>> substantial.
>><snip>
David and Paul, thank you for your replies.
The Netgear router has NAT, Port Forwarding and DHCP. It is enough
for now, but I would also like to start building a more formidable
(statefull) firewall that will be able to display connections in
progress, warn of the intrusion attempts and so on. And the router
does not support IP v6.
I guess there is no way but getting down and dirty, even though that
will have to wait some time till...
Thanks again, and have a good day.
Bojan
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