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Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I
want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me about
IP Cop, but I am not quite sure.
Any ideas?
 
NBC said:
Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I
want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me
about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure.
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This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package like
Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend $20 and
get a router.
 
Steve Shattuck said:
This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package like
Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend $20 and
get a router.

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Actually I want to convert the entire PC into a hardware firewall.
 
NBC said:
Actually I want to convert the entire PC into a hardware firewall.
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What are you going to do, gut the case? You may want to review what a
hardware firewall is.
 
Bob I said:
What are you going to do, gut the case? You may want to review what a
hardware firewall is.
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A hardware firewall is merely a physical device that is used solely for the
purpose of a firewall. The device is a hardware device with software
installed.
I had thought about using IP Cop (http://ipcop.org/), but was looking for a
possible alternate option. Some flavor of Linux might be the option.
 
NBC said:
A hardware firewall is merely a physical device that is used solely for the
purpose of a firewall. The device is a hardware device with software
installed.
I had thought about using IP Cop (http://ipcop.org/), but was looking for a
possible alternate option. Some flavor of Linux might be the option.
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With IP Cop, Linux IS the option. What does it matter as far as
operating system if the firewall software is the only thing running?
 
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