If you want simple FreeSCO is the way to go. However I've always been partial to using (insert your favorite Linux distribution here). While using a mini-distro designed for routing may be easier at first, down the road you may want to start doing fancier things (traffic analysis,QOS, etc..) and it really helps to have a standard distribution to start from. If nothing else it's a good lesson in basic Linux networking & security. On Sat, 2004-05-08 at 18:42, John Fleming wrote: > Was the consensus Shorewall?? I tried the archives to no avail. I want to > open the standard stuff like www, ftp, ssh, named, pop and smtp, and some > ports for Webmin and want to block the rest. What's the easiest for a > newbie to start with? Thanks! - John > >
