[BlueOnyx:04821] Re: Firewall for Datacenter

[Ralf Quint]

At 12:34 PM 6/28/2010, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet wrote:

>Jon McCauley wrote:
> > Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet wrote:
> >> Gerald Waugh wrote:
> >>
> >>> Please excuse the crosspost
> >>>
> >>> We have a number of servers on a Class C network in a data center and
> >>> would like to install a Linux firewall.
> >>>
> >>> I have looked at using bridged firewall, as we do not need/want NAT.
> >>> So far mixed results and can't seem to find one that includes a GUI.
>
> > Also to note Smoothwall http://www.smoothwall.org/
>
>Hmmm, I did not know that Smoothwall would do bridged.  I guess you
>could make that work, though I don't think it's intended for that use.
>   But slip the /24 across a /30 and sure.  Interesting thought.

Come again?


>The only thing I don't like about Smoothwall is that it's management
>options from OUTSIDE the LAN (ie: from the RED interface) are
>comparatively weak.

Excuse me? You can manage everything from the outside just as you can 
do from the inside. In various ways.
Can you be more precise as to what you are referring to?

Ralf