Install linux on a computer with two ethernet cards. Connect eth0 to your internet connection, and eth1 to your local network. Configure iptables firewall rules in the linux system. Or install pfsense on that same computer.Please if any one can help with more details and example for the configuration that would be awesome.

This article will guide through selecting an appropriate version of pfSense, the initial pfSense installation, and related tasks. Official pfSense appliances may be.

Thanks _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org I would use Shorewall instead of regular firewall. And there is Webmin module for Shorewall. If you protect Webmin properly (like only localhost access) it can help you greatly with simple configuration. Shorewall even supports 'tc', bandwidth shaping. Miguel Medalha Why does it have to be CentOS? If you want a wonderful router/firewall that you can have up and running in a few minutes, you should look at this: www.pfsense.org I quote from their website: 'pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall and router. In addition to being a powerful, flexible firewalling and routing platform, it includes a long list of related features and a package system allowing further expandability without adding bloat and.

Why does it have to be CentOS? If you want a wonderful router/firewall that you can have up and running in a few minutes, you should look at this: www.pfsense.org I quote from their website: 'pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall and router. In addition to being a powerful, flexible firewalling and routing platform, it includes a long list of related features and a package system allowing further expandability without adding bloat and potential security vulnerabilities to the base distribution.' If you insist in using Linux instead, you could look at this: www.ipcop.org Once again, a distro specialized on the function it performs. Why have a generic and bloated system that you then have to customize from scratch when such wonderful specialized projects already exist? I use Linux servers and a pfsense firewall to protect the network. Works like a charm, with amazing stability and reliability.

On 01:02 AM, Miguel Medalha wrote: Why does it have to be CentOS? If you want a wonderful router/firewall that you can have up and running in a few minutes, you should look at this: www.pfsense.org I quote from their website: 'pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall and router. In addition to being a powerful, flexible firewalling and routing platform, it includes a long list of related features and a package system allowing further expandability without adding bloat and potential security vulnerabilities to the base distribution.' If you insist in using Linux instead, you could look at this: www.ipcop.org Once again, a distro specialized on the function it performs.

Why have a generic and bloated system that you then have to customize from scratch when such wonderful specialized projects already exist? I use Linux servers and a pfsense firewall to protect the network. Works like a charm, with amazing stability and reliability. Lamar Owen pfsense for a newbie? A CentOS-like firewall would be ClearOS (formerly Clarkconnect) and again would reduce the number of simultaneously-learned layers to wade through. While it works very well, it is yet another layer and difference to learn, and when learning is is really good to not overload the number of layers to learn at once. Demonoid Invitation Code Generator Free Download.

IMHO, YMMV, etc. Since I have done cisco IOS stuff for a decade and a half, now, I'd recommend Vyatta over pfsense, but, there again, it is yet another, different. On Thursday, February 23, 2012 07:37:08 PM Miguel Medalha wrote: 'I use Linux servers and a pfsense firewall to protect the network. Works like a charm, with amazing stability and reliability.' Pfsense for a newbie? A CentOS-like firewall would be ClearOS (formerly Clarkconnect) and again would reduce the number of simultaneously-learned layers to wade through. While it works very well, it is yet another layer and difference to learn, and when learning is is really good to not overload the number of layers to learn at once.

IMHO, YMMV, etc. Since I have done cisco IOS stuff for a decade and a half, now, I'd recommend Vyatta over pfsense, but, there again, it is yet another, different, layer to learn that *will* overwhelm a newbie. Miguel Medalha Yup! Based on the simple requirements that the OP expressed, i.e. 'a firewall for the whole network in my place', I would again recommend pfsense. It may seem paradoxical but it's not.