You need to roll your own firewall if you want to set up a web page--the
cisco firewall (as far as I can see) does not allow you to open ports.  If
I'm wrong about this I'd really be interested in knowing how--it's been an
obnoxious problem for me for a while.

Thanks,
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Wilson" <wilson at visi.com>
To: "TCLUG" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 3:27 PM
Subject: [TCLUG] To firewall or not to firewall...


> Hey everybody,
>
> DSL is finally available in my neighborhood and my line is scheduled to go
> live 11/27. I thought this would be a good opportunity to document the
> process and various do's and donts for people who would like to have a
> simple network at home with DSL. The first question is, should I stick to
> the Cisco 675's built-in NAT/firewall capabilities or roll my own with a
> separate Linux box? I think it would be instructive to consider some pros
> and cons.
>
> Here's my setup, which I think would be typically of the average,
> non-professional Linux geek. I'll have two computers at home. The first is
a
> workstation dual-booting Linux and Win9x. The second is Linux only and
will
> provide whatever network services I need. At this point I plan to have a
> simple Web page (I bought my own domain) and provide listservs for family
> and friends. I can find an old 486 (or better) to use as a dedicated
> firewall with no problem.
>
> Anyone care to contribute some thoughts on the 675 vs. Linux firewall
> debate?
>
> -Tim
>
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