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<PRE><FONT SIZE=3>Dusty,</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=3> Yes, you can use Linux to build a bridging firewall. The article at:
<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4478">http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4478</A> describes how some
folks at the Joint Astronomy Center (Mauna Kea) did just that. </FONT>
<FONT SIZE=3>Good luck,</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=3>Ben </FONT>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 2/8/02, 1:21:31 PM, Dustin Cross <dusty@sandust.com> wrote regarding
[luau] Re: Run Your Linux Firewall Halted for Extra Security:
> Can you set-up a linux firewall as a bridge? With OpenBSD several
people are
> setting up OpenBSD with two NICs with NO IPs and then bridging
between them. All
> traffic passes through the bridge and the firewall determins what to
do with it,
> but there is no way to connect to the firewall. Here is an article
about it. I
> haven't tried it, because I use my firewall for NAT also, but it
sounds pretty cool.
> <A HREF="http://www.daemonnews.org/200103/ipf_bridge.html">http://www.daemonnews.org/200103/ipf_bridge.html</A>
> Dusty
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