RE: [cobalt-users] Fierwall 3 NICS cards on Cobalt RAQ3

[Rodolfo Paiz <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I already asked if we can use Raq3 as firewall having three NIC cards.
> I want to use this RaQ only for that purpose (Firewall betwen
> Internet, DMZ, and my LAN). Is this is possible?

Possible, yes. Serious waste of money, though. Find a Pentium-100 with
32 MB (or 64 MB if you're feeling generous), no hard drive. Put three
PCI 10/100 NIC's in it, download Coyote from the Internet, and run your
firewall off a floppy (write-protected). Once you boot and configure,
take the monitor and keyboard off. Total cost: about $100.

If you want to add the hard drive, you can create your own little
firewall with any modern distribution of Linux and some learning. Total
cost: about $200.

The RaQ is also subject to the vagaries of Cobalt updates, which I would
never do for my firewall.

I give thumbs down. Bad idea. Following Reinould's penchant for
analogies, is it *possible* to touch a 220V electrical cord to your
tongue? Yes. Should you? You decide.

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Rodolfo J. Paiz
rodolfo@xxxxxxxx <mailto:rodolfo@xxxxxxxx>