How-To: Build Your Own Network Firewall
Author: Dave Lewis
Well, seeing as how this is right up the alley here at Liquidmatrix.org I thought I would share it with the readers. Engadget has a piece on how to build a network firewall. Enjoy.
Network appliances don’t always offer all the firewalling features a user needs — you know, the advanced port blocking and security procedures we’d like to keep our little home network fiefdoms secure. In today’s How-To we’ll show you how to build a firewall out of an old PC with a live Linux CD and some spare ethernet cards. It’s the perfect use for that machine with the dead hard drive (or no hard drive at all).For this How-To you’ll need:
* A suitable PC, with a CD-ROM and USB port – we suggest a Pentium II
* At least two Ethernet ports (onboard + a second card or similar)
* A blank CD-R to burn the system CD
* USB thumb drive, floppy disk or hard drive.
…and of course a pound of advil and super absorbant paper towels. You’ll know when it happens.
Tags: Engadget, Network Firewall, Firewall, How to, Linux
