Firewall "NBC" <nbc[ at ]nbc.com> 13.07.2007 04:26:24 Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure. Any ideas?

RE: Firewall computerkiller 13.07.2007 04:40:01 Zone Alarm has a free version that runs on that computer "NBC" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I > want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me about > IP Cop, but I am not quite sure. > Any ideas? > > >

Re: Firewall "Steve Shattuck" <anon[ at ]anon.com> 13.07.2007 14:50:00 "NBC" <nbc[ at ]nbc.com> wrote in message news:S9Dli.326$Mx3.221[ at ]newsfe06.phx... [Quoted Text] > Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I > want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me > about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure. This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package like Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend $20 and get a router. -- .___ (___ ____) teve steve[ at ]shattuck.net www.steve.shattuck.net

Re: Firewall "NBC" <nbc[ at ]nbc.com> 13.07.2007 16:28:55 "Steve Shattuck" <anon[ at ]anon.com> wrote in message news:u$OJa0VxHHA.3956[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > "NBC" <nbc[ at ]nbc.com> wrote in message > news:S9Dli.326$Mx3.221[ at ]newsfe06.phx... >> Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I >> want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me >> about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure. > > This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package like > Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend $20 and > get a router. > > -- Actually I want to convert the entire PC into a hardware firewall.

Re: Firewall Bob I <birelan[ at ]yahoo.com> 13.07.2007 17:33:50 NBC wrote: [Quoted Text] > "Steve Shattuck" <anon[ at ]anon.com> wrote in message > news:u$OJa0VxHHA.3956[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >>"NBC" <nbc[ at ]nbc.com> wrote in message >>news:S9Dli.326$Mx3.221[ at ]newsfe06.phx... >> >>>Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I >>>want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me >>>about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure. >> >>This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package like >>Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend $20 and >>get a router. >> >>-- > > > > > Actually I want to convert the entire PC into a hardware firewall. > > What are you going to do, gut the case? You may want to review what a hardware firewall is.

Re: Firewall Dale <dale[ at ]NOT.com> 13.07.2007 18:20:39 NBC said.... [Quoted Text] > Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I > want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me about > IP Cop, but I am not quite sure. > Any ideas? > > > http://www.itpeer.dyndns.org/dtae_Firewalls.htm -- Dale

Re: Firewall "NBC" <nbc[ at ]nbc.com> 13.07.2007 19:26:21 "Bob I" <birelan[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message news:eWSK7PXxHHA.4928[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > > > NBC wrote: > >> "Steve Shattuck" <anon[ at ]anon.com> wrote in message >> news:u$OJa0VxHHA.3956[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >>>"NBC" <nbc[ at ]nbc.com> wrote in message >>>news:S9Dli.326$Mx3.221[ at ]newsfe06.phx... >>> >>>>Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I >>>>want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me >>>>about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure. >>> >>>This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package >>>like Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend >>>$20 and get a router. >>> >>>-- >> >> >> >> >> Actually I want to convert the entire PC into a hardware firewall. >> >> > > What are you going to do, gut the case? You may want to review what a > hardware firewall is. > A hardware firewall is merely a physical device that is used solely for the purpose of a firewall. The device is a hardware device with software installed. I had thought about using IP Cop (http://ipcop.org/), but was looking for a possible alternate option. Some flavor of Linux might be the option.