Security Basics: Re: firewalls

["Rick Rune" <rickrune () gmail com>]

Two NIC ports + iptables (using Shorewall if you choose) = Pretty darn
good firewall imho.

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Damian <avghacker () gmail com> wrote:
> So I need some advice on firewall security. I use ubuntu servers at work and am very comfortable with debian.  At 
> work we have a cisco piz firewall....however another smaller company we help doesn't have the budget or staff for a 
> pix firewall.  I was considering using a distro like redwall or smoothwall and was wondering if anyone had any 
> experience with dedicated distros like these.  Also do these distros offer better security then larger installations?