On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 12:39 +1100, Davor_Balder/FOAMS/PACBRANDS/PACDUN@pacbrands.com.au wrote: > Hi all, > > I have recently acquired a router/dsl modem with built-in firewall > (according to manufacturers technical documentation) and am planning to use > it with my Debian box. > > I have noticed there is a firewall built in as well as NAT and a few other > bits and pieces. > > Google search revealed there are quite a few manufacturers that offer DSL > modems/routers with firewall protocols built in. > > >From a practical point of view, how good are these and should I consider > rolling my own firewall? One benefit of a router-based f/w is that it's small and *silent*, unlike a PC-based f/w, which has, at minimum a PS fan, and possibly a CPU fan and HDD. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B In 1929, when the Great Depresion hit, while all the other tabulating companies retrenched, Thomas Watson Sr. insisted that IBM's factories stay open and R&D spending increase. Thus, in 1935 when FDR signed the Social Security Act, and businesses and gov't had a huge need for tabulating/sorting machines, IBM was in position to dominate the industry, and did so for the next 45 years.
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