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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: Security on a home DSL Line
The common answer is to install Linux/Unix/FreeBSD and build a firewall. However, I have recently been surveying the market for DSL gateways. Guess what, ALL of them include some sort of firewall capability and the LinkSys product even includes a 5-way switch ... for under $300! Then there are always Ascend/Lucent Pipeline 130's which includes a router and can gateway ISDN, IDSL, Cable, and DSL. I have a friend that hangs an entire /24 behind one of them. Setting up a host may be a fun excersize, but something that runs with the reliability of a toaster is better, in my view. With the host, you always have the tinker-factor to contend with. -----Original Message----- From: J. Gilmore [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 3:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Security on a home DSL Line I'm looking to beef up security on a home DSL line. Currently I am using ZoneAlarm (the freeware version). I'm thinking of taking an old Pentium 120, and setting that up as a firewall, but wanted to know if anyone else had a better idea. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? >From homework help to love advice, Yahoo! Experts has your answer. http://experts.yahoo.com/
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