Re: Firewall on FC3

[Terry Linhardt <linhardt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

fedora wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I´m really considering to install a proxy/firewall  on a FC3. It´s a 
> good idea?! You guys already implement some like that!?
>
> I´m really in doubt about that!!
>
> Thanks
>
> Iassa
First of all, could you talk a bit about your goals? Do you want to 
build a firewall "appliance" that sits between your network and the 
outside world? All traffic to and from the Internet would have to pass 
through this machine. OR, do you want to put firewalling features on 
individual client machines that also run other applications?

A firewall appliance can do a lot of nice things. You can control 
traffic in and out. You can select which ports to open or leave closed. 
You can do address translations, so the outside world can see only the 
IP address of your firewall machine.

I would suggest FC3 will do firewalling quite nicely. But, as I said, 
first give us a bit more information as to what you are trying to 
accomplish.

Thanks...Terry