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From: rcrit@bigdog.gsfc.nasa.gov (Rob Crittenden)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Free firewall?
Date: 13 Feb 1997 20:10:03 GMT
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA
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In article <330333EF.48C8@usa.net>,
	Mike Yorke <myorke@usa.net> writes:
>I'm looking into setting up a firewall for our network since we'll be
>getting a dedicated connection to the Internet.  Since my company is a
>non-profit organization, we don't want to sink $10-$20K into something.
>Is there any "free" firewall software out there that would run under
>FreeBSD or Linux?  And if so, does the "you get what you pay for" factor
>weigh heavily with this free firewall?  Also, can you point me towards
>any good references on UNIX-based firewalls?  I'd like to learn more
>about this subject.

The Trusted Information Systems toolkit is free (they make Guantlet)).  You can
get it from ftp.tis.com in /pub/firewalls/toolkit.  You have to send them
an e-mail request for it, but I believe it is still free.

rob
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Rob Crittenden  Hughes STX                
Unix Administrator
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
rcrit@sled.gsfc.nasa.gov