I want to put the hardware firewall in becuase I want to enable file and print sharing within the network. And I want my computers in the network of course to be as non existant as possible >On 1/25/06, G J <iipreca at hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless router/switch coming off of my >satellite > > modem, which goes into 2-3 machines. I have an older PII 350 MHz that I > > would like to turn into a hardware firewall. Can I put it between the > > modem > > and the Linksys on the "internet" side of the Linksys, or do I have to >put > > it between the Linksys and the rest of my machines? I would like to keep > > the > > Linksys in the loop since it of course has extra firewall capabilities >in > > it > > already. > > Second question is what do you guys recommend I use as a firewall, I > > have > > RH Fedora Core 4 but it seems there are other "hardened" SELINUX >versions > > out there, any input is appreciated. > > > > >If that is your switch for your various computers, put the firewall between >it and your modem. > >2 NIC's inside your computer for red/green networks will be sufficient. > >I use Smoothwall currently, and have used IPCop. Both are good products. > > >Out of curiosity, why the desire to put a hardware firewall in? IIRC, >there >is a Linux based prject out for that device. > > >-- >-Shawn > >-Nemo me impune lacessit. Ne Obliviscaris..