[31994] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Security on a home DSL Line
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Roeland Meyer)
Thu Nov 2 20:27:21 2000
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From: Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>
To: "'J. Gilmore'" <reece0011@yahoo.com>, nanog@merit.edu
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 17:24:12 -0800
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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:reece0011@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 3:38 PM
To: nanog@merit.edu
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.
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