IPCop

Vern,

Yes.  You end up with a Linux machine.  But it is a dedicated and
tweaked version of Linux. 

The good news is that you don't have to know anything about Linux or
Unix to get there.

And ALL firewalls are software based.  Some are just more obvious
about it than others.

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:54 AM
> To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> Subject: RE: [PCTECH] Internet Filter Software
> 
> I think saying you don't have to build a Linux machine is a little 
> misleading. Sounds as if IPCop does it for you, with the 
> settings it wants. 
> Basically it builds a dedicated Linux box. And for a 
> firewall, you probably 
> want a separate physical machine - if it were in software, 
> you would still 
> be vulnerable in ways that a separate box is not.
> 
> So, yes, YOU do not have to build a Linux box, but you do end 
> up USING a 
> separate Linux box.
> 
> Clear as mud? Depends on what the meaning of "is" is!
> 
> Vern
> 
> At 09:32 AM 6/8/2004, you wrote:
> ><Bob Crothers>
> >You do NOT have to build a Linux machine to use IPCop.  In fact,
you
> >cant.  You download the ISO, burn it to a cd, put it in the pc that
> >will be the firewall and boot.  It will load a specialized version
of
> >the Linux kernel.
> >
> >IPCop is just like any other firewall.  It sits between your
network
> >and the Internet.
> ></End Bob>
> >
> >
> >So, if you don't have to build a Linux machine then is it 
> kind of like
> >having a Linux emulator running under Windows?  It sounds 
> like it's still a
> >dedicated system so why not make the whole thing Linux?  What are
the
> >system requirements (OS, hardware, etc.)?  I would also 
> assume that it
> >doesn't have to be anything fancy.
> >
> >Dave Parnin
> >Nishikawa Standard Company
> >daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
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