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Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I
want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me about
IP Cop, but I am not quite sure.
Any ideas?
 
Zone Alarm has a free version that runs on that computer

"NBC" wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I
> want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me about
> IP Cop, but I am not quite sure.
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
 
"NBC" <nbc@nbc.com> wrote in message news:S9Dli.326$Mx3.221@newsfe06.phx...
> Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I
> want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me
> about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure.

This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package like
Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend $20 and
get a router.

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"Steve Shattuck" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
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> "NBC" <nbc@nbc.com> wrote in message
> news:S9Dli.326$Mx3.221@newsfe06.phx...
>> Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I
>> want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me
>> about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure.
>
> This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package like
> Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend $20 and
> get a router.
>
> --



Actually I want to convert the entire PC into a hardware firewall.
 
NBC wrote:

> "Steve Shattuck" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
> news:u$OJa0VxHHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>>"NBC" <nbc@nbc.com> wrote in message
>>news:S9Dli.326$Mx3.221@newsfe06.phx...
>>
>>>Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I
>>>want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me
>>>about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure.
>>
>>This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package like
>>Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend $20 and
>>get a router.
>>
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>
>
>
>
> Actually I want to convert the entire PC into a hardware firewall.
>
>

What are you going to do, gut the case? You may want to review what a
hardware firewall is.
 
"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> NBC wrote:
>
>> "Steve Shattuck" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
>> news:u$OJa0VxHHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>"NBC" <nbc@nbc.com> wrote in message
>>>news:S9Dli.326$Mx3.221@newsfe06.phx...
>>>
>>>>Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I
>>>>want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me
>>>>about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure.
>>>
>>>This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package
>>>like Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend
>>>$20 and get a router.
>>>
>>>--
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Actually I want to convert the entire PC into a hardware firewall.
>>
>>
>
> What are you going to do, gut the case? You may want to review what a
> hardware firewall is.
>


A hardware firewall is merely a physical device that is used solely for the
purpose of a firewall. The device is a hardware device with software
installed.
I had thought about using IP Cop (http://ipcop.org/), but was looking for a
possible alternate option. Some flavor of Linux might be the option.
 
NBC wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3?
> I want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told
> me about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure.
> Any ideas?

http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/
 
NBC wrote:
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eWSK7PXxHHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>>
>>NBC wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Steve Shattuck" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
>>>news:u$OJa0VxHHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>"NBC" <nbc@nbc.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:S9Dli.326$Mx3.221@newsfe06.phx...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Can anyone recommend a good firewall that I can install on an old P3? I
>>>>>want to convert this old PC into a hardware firewall. Someone told me
>>>>>about IP Cop, but I am not quite sure.
>>>>
>>>>This doesn't make sense. If you put a good software firewall package
>>>>like Zone Alarm in this old PC, it's still a software firewall. Spend
>>>>$20 and get a router.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Actually I want to convert the entire PC into a hardware firewall.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>What are you going to do, gut the case? You may want to review what a
>>hardware firewall is.
>>
>
>
>
> A hardware firewall is merely a physical device that is used solely for the
> purpose of a firewall. The device is a hardware device with software
> installed.
> I had thought about using IP Cop (http://ipcop.org/), but was looking for a
> possible alternate option. Some flavor of Linux might be the option.
>
>

With IP Cop, Linux IS the option. What does it matter as far as
operating system if the firewall software is the only thing running?
 
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