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qavorq   04-16-2008 at 11:26:34 PM

Hi folk. this is my first posting here so I hope its in the right place.
I have an old Compaq Proliant ml370 (G1) which I want to use as a linux based hardware firewall. I tried to install smoothwall 3.0 but it keeps telling me it cant find any harddrive (it is definaltey there as I have since installed debian netstart on it to prove it works).
I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations of any linux firewalls that will run on the ml370? Please remember Im inexperienced with linux so I need something that has easy to follow documentation - (not too much technobabble). It will be connected to a windows/linux based home network so ease of use is important.

thanks
Antony

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rubix_1011   07-25-2008 at 04:19:03 PM
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I was planning on doing the same thing with my Dell 667L that I have laying around; drop Smoothwall onto it and see how it works. Hopefully we can get a few responses to someone running PC-based firewalls...Smoothwall a good choice, or please list other alternatives. I have SUSE 10 at home as well, if that is a viable (although, more advanced) option.

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