On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, Churchill, Dan (MN65) wrote: > As an alternative to Sonic Wall, you could set them up with a Firebox from > WatchGuard Technologies: > http://www.watchguard.com/products/firebox.asp > > It is a commercial solution, but WatchGuard, if I understand correctly, has > been a big supporter of open source software (of course, this is to their > own benefit, too, but who can blame them for that). This is taken directly > from the IPChains HOWTO: > > "You can buy off-the-shelf firewalls. An excellent one is WatchGuard's > FireBox. It's excellent because I like it, it's secure, it's Linux-based, > and because they funded the maintenance of ipchains as well as the new > firewalling code (for 2.4). In short, WatchGuard were paying for me to eat > while I work for you. So please consider their stuff." > > I have set up a couple of Firebox II units for a high school, and while you > certainly have to know what it is you're doing with regards to setting up a > firewall, the setup and configuration was straightforward, and the boxes > have been quite stable and their performance is quite good. Ugh, I've blown up way too many fireboxes by just setting the wrong things with their config program. My recommendation is to avoid them like the plague.. -- Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500