Re: minimal firewall computer

On 27/07/07, Semih Gokalp <semihgokalp@gmail.com> wrote:

I have used same system in my home and i have used Celeron 133 Mhz,32 MB SD-Ram,2 ethernet card, 1.2 and 2.1 Gb HDD for firewall(iptables for local LAN and WAN) and other some services.Its enought for me.I haven't got a problem.

On 27/07/07, Ivan Glushkov < glushkov@mail.desy.de> wrote:
Hi all,

I have a 2 MBit DSL connection at home and I have more or less classical
scheme ISP <-> DSL Modem <-> Router <-> home desktop & laptops. Since
recently somebody hacked into my windowz computer I started thinking of
adding a firewall. Since connecting my desktop between the router and
the modem is not an option (it must run windowz due to other members of
my family), I am thinking of buying the cheapest possible second hand
computer which still has two free PCI slots on which to install minimal
Debian (no graphics, only firewall), plug two 10/100 Ethernet cards and
add it in my scheme like this:

ISP <-> DSL Modem <-> Firewall <-> Router <-> home desktop & laptops

The question is actually what is the minimal CPU/RAM/HDD requirement for
this PC? And do you think this is the optimal solution for an intrusion
  protection of a small home LAN?

        Cheers,
        Ivan

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Semih Gokalp
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