[SunHELP] Solaris as firewall for windows network

[Marvin Cummings]

I don't have anything left to install linux on. I'd like to put the solaris
to use and possibly pick up some key skills in the process. 

-----Original Message-----
From: sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org] On
Behalf Of Javier O. Augusto
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 12:04 PM
To: The SunHELP List
Subject: Re: [SunHELP] Solaris as firewall for windows network

> I'm wondering if it's possible to put an Ultra sparc 10 to use as a
> firewall
> for my windows network? This is a small network running w2k3 web, mail,
> and
> file servers. I have both solaris 8 & 9. Can anyone recommend any
> scenarios
> for using sun in this capacity? I currently have a linksys and I can also
> try ISA, but I'm kinda interested in what some others have done, if this
> has
> been done.  

IMHO, its useless to setup a machine like an U10 only for a firewall.
Why not a freebsd or a linux firewall instead?

5cents

cya

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Javier O. Augusto

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