Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 21:11:52 -0800
From: Rick Moen rick@linuxmafia.com
Subject: Re: Firewall.
To: luv@luv.asn.au
User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i

Quoting Wayne G (xerodude@bigpond.com):

> I wish to assemble a firewall.

I'll assume you have in mind a filtering router.

> But as a project, wish to do it without a hdd. I realise that there
> are many options. I wish to use iptables, as I kinda now understand
> that, and also use 3 nics's.
>
> Can anyone recommend what they feel is a really good option.???

I can't recommend one option over another, but I can list a few of those
options. "Without a HDD" divides into two categories: (1) booting from
floppy, and (2) booting from some other hardware-write-protected disk
medium, such as CDR.

FLOPPY
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http://www.coyotelinux.com/ Coyote Linux is a floppy-based
filtering router distribution, updating the old Linux Router Project
floppy image.

http://www.linuxrouter.org/ Linux Router Project is a floppy-based
filtering router image, of which there are now a number of variant
forms.

http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/ FloppyFW is a floppy-based filtering
router.

http://tinfoilhat.shmoo.com/ Tinfoil Hat Linux is a floppy-based
filtering router.

http://www.freesco.info/ Freesco is a floppy-based filtering router.

CDR
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http://www.gibraltar.at/ Gibraltar (proprietary) is a CDR-based
filtering router.

http://www.devil-linux.org/ Devil-Linux is a CDR-based filtering
router.

http://cd-linux.org/ CD-Linux is a CDR-based small Linux system
suitable for filtering routers.

http://sentry.sourceforge.net/ Sentry Firewall CD is a CDR-based
filtering router.

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Cheers, A: No.
Rick Moen Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?
rick@linuxmafia.com