Linux For The Rest Of Us 23: Setting Up A Linux Firewall Box

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A podcast for anyone even remotely interested in Linux!  Hosted by Steve McLaughlin and Steve Cherubino.

[03:03] Email from John asking how to install a Linux firewall on a dedicated pc.

Linux Mint – The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use.

(http://www.linuxmint.com/)

[16:40]Astaro Security Gateway – Our Free Home Use Firewall is a fully equipped software version of the Astaro Security Gateway, available at no cost for home users – no strings attached. It features full Network, Web, Mail and Web Application Security with VPN functionality and protects up to 50 IP addresses. The Astaro Free Home Use firewall contains its own operating system and will overwrite all data on the computer during the installation process. Therefore, a separate, dedicated computer is needed, which will change into a fully functional security appliance. Just right for the spare PC you have sitting in the corner!

(http://www.astaro.com/landingpages/en-worldwide-homeuse)

VMWare Virtual Appliance – This appliance provides total Security for your network. You gain complete threat protection, full reporting and logging, and control over what is allowed to pass through the device, being as broad or as granular as you desire.

(http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/156853)

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[26:08]Untangle – The Untangle Lite package offers a collection of free, open-source software applications to run on the Untangle Server. It provides an entry-level multi-functional firewall

(http://www.untangle.com/)

Untangle VMWare appliance – Untangle currently supports virtualization through a virtual appliance running on VMware ESX or ESXi.

(http://wiki.untangle.com/index.php/Untangle_Virtual_Appliance_on_VMware)

[33:39] ClearOS – ClearOS is a powerful network and gateway server designed for small organizations and distributed environments.

(http://www.clearfoundation.com/Software/overview.html)

[48:00] pfSense – pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall and router. In addition to being a powerful, flexible firewalling and routing platform, it includes a long list of related features and a package system allowing further expandability without adding bloat and potential security vulnerabilities to the base distribution.

(http://www.pfsense.com/)

(http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/PfSense_VMware_Appliance)

[51:52] SmoothWall – The SmoothWall Open Source Project was set up in 2000 to develop and maintain SmoothWall Express – a Free firewall that includes its own security-hardened GNU/Linux operating system and an easy-to-use web interface.

(http://www.smoothwall.org/)

[1:03:14] List of router or firewall distributions.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_router_or_firewall_distributions)

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