RE: [PCTECH] Internet Filter Software

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think saying you don't have to build a Linux machine is a little 
misleading. Sounds as if IPCop does it for you, with the settings it wants. 
Basically it builds a dedicated Linux box. And for a firewall, you probably 
want a separate physical machine - if it were in software, you would still 
be vulnerable in ways that a separate box is not.

So, yes, YOU do not have to build a Linux box, but you do end up USING a 
separate Linux box.

Clear as mud? Depends on what the meaning of "is" is!

Vern

At 09:32 AM 6/8/2004, you wrote:
> <Bob Crothers>
> You do NOT have to build a Linux machine to use IPCop.  In fact, you
> cant.  You download the ISO, burn it to a cd, put it in the pc that
> will be the firewall and boot.  It will load a specialized version of
> the Linux kernel.
>
> IPCop is just like any other firewall.  It sits between your network
> and the Internet.
> </End Bob>
>
>
> So, if you don't have to build a Linux machine then is it kind of like
> having a Linux emulator running under Windows?  It sounds like it's still a
> dedicated system so why not make the whole thing Linux?  What are the
> system requirements (OS, hardware, etc.)?  I would also assume that it
> doesn't have to be anything fancy.
>
> Dave Parnin
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx