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Can you Recommend a Firewall for a server

Dummy · 2005-03-30 20:50:26

Can anyone recommend a low cost (or better still, a free) effective firewall to put on a server ? :eek: Server has MS SBS with the SBS firewall turned on. But I want the additional security - to be sure, to be sure !!

30-03-2005 8:50pm

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Dummy

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Can anyone recommend a low cost (or better still, a free) effective firewall to put on a server ? :eek:

Server has MS SBS with the SBS firewall turned on.

But I want the additional security - to be sure, to be sure !!

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#2 30-03-2005 11:55pm

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If you really want security, you don't want a firewall on your SBS box - you want a separate firewall box behind which the SBS can operate in complete safety. I'd recommend IPCop, running on an old PC. Mine runs happily on a P200 with 64MB RAM and a 3GB disk.

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Forgot to mention - it's free, and very effective.

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#3 31-03-2005 1:54am

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It depends on what services the server will provide, can you give any more details?

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