[CLUE-Tech] Best distro for Linux firewall duties

[black at galaxy.silvren.com]

I really like ClarkConnect and use it for myself as my pppoe
gateway/firewall. It's light (around 300mb I think) and worked "out of the
box" for me. It took me 20 minutes from the time I put the CD in until it
was configured and installed.

http://www.clarkconnect.org/

It's based on Redhat 7.2 or 7.3, depending which version you download. The
VPN comes with it if you purchase a copy, but if you use the free version
VPN is still possible, you just have to do it yourself without a fancy web
interface.

You can have it firewall LAN segments, DSL, or a cable modem.

You can manage iptables via a web interface which is nice if you haven't
read all the docs on iptables. These guys have really done some great
work.


On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Russell Glissmann wrote:

> Hello;
> Since there has been such a discussion on various distros, can someone
> suggest one that is particularly suited for security duties.  By
> security I'm looking for firewall, VPN, NAT, and DHCP possibly.  I
> looking to put this on an old system, probably only Pentium 200, or
> maybe slightly better.  I realize all distros have this capability, but
> I have seen that there are some designed from the outset to be just for
> firewalls, rather than server or desktop solutions.
> Obviously if one of the standard can be configured to meet my
> requirements, that is not a problem.  I have played with RH 7.3, but
> there is just too much other crap to comes with it to be truly secure.
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Russell Glissmann <rglissmann at rfgsolutions.com>
>
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