Re: Firewalls etc.

[Jack Parker <jd@xxxxxxxxx>]

> For a variety of reasons we don't want to run the 400 firewall.  We are
> currently playing with a Linux box but configuring it is, ....... well 
>primitive
> is the only polite word that comes to mind.  I've found some Linux firewall
> software that looks good but am not wild about the $3,000 price tag.
> Alternatives include "appliance" solutions or (I guess) paying someone to set 
>up
> the Linux box for us.
>
>

What linux are you using? Linux for some time has had firewall code built into 
it.
Pre 2.2 kernals used ipfrwadm for firewall setup. Newer distributions us 
ipchains.
Have you tried linuxconf. I've found it takes about the same amount of time to
config linux as it takes my cisc box to boot.

My setup has a isdn line into the linux box then token ring to as400. This is 
not
working yet as I have no token ring card for the 400 but works fine using a slip
connection into the as/400

I know linux is a dirty word around some parts but it has it's place.

Hope this helps

Jack Parker
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