deathwarder Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 (edited) Is it possible to repurpose an old computer as a firewall+antivirus, scanning everything before it gets into my network? Edited May 2, 2006 by Gouki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpmaniac4ever Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Firewall = Yes.Antivirus = No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouki Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Take a look at SmoothWall. It is a very good firewall implementation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathwarder Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 what is it? and are you sure antivirus would be impossible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouki Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 It is a very good firewall implementation.What do you mean 'What is it?' ?Having a central AV server is possible, but what kind of computer are we talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathwarder Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 what I meant is is it an os with great security designed as a hardware firewall, or a firewall to install over an osjust normal pcs, so it scans data as it passes from my modem to my router Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubar Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 smoothwall is basically a version of linux with all the required components to turn the pc into a firewall. it is not something you install on an already installed OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathwarder Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 ok, and how about av, I know it was stated to be impossible, I am just making sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Antivirus companies have them, they're dedicated virusscanning servers. You'd need special software for that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouki Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 (edited) ok, and how about av, I know it was stated to be impossible, I am just making sureYou never heard me saying it was impossible, in fact, I said it *was* possible.EDIT: Plugin for SmoothWall Edited May 3, 2006 by Gouki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jago_lfn Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 (edited) http://www.clarkconnect.com/antivirus, antispam, firewall, intrusion prevention. There is a FREE version.Requirements @ http://www.clarkconnect.com/info/requirements.php Edited May 3, 2006 by jago_lfn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouki Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 http://www.clarkconnect.com/antivirus, antispam, firewall, intrusion prevention. There is a FREE version.Requirements @ http://www.clarkconnect.com/info/requirements.phpGood find! Have you tried it? If so, what do you think about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jago_lfn Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I've used it since 1.3 i believe. Ran it for a few years on an old K6-233 with 64MB ram and a 80 gig drive, no probs whatsoever. Makes for an easy to config and reliable server/gateway. Very easy to set up and samba works like a dream for file sharing. Only bad thing is it doesnt support dial up modems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouki Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Looks pretty good. I'll definitely give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathwarder Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 wow, that looks awesome, again, is it an os, or a program that runs on top of an os? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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