[ale] best dist for firewall?

[Geoffrey]

I'm thinking, you're going to want to compile a new kernel for a 
firewall anyway.  There are those who will disagree with me, but I don't 
think you should run a modularized kernel.  The kernel should have 
everything it needs and not be able to load anything else.

That being said, Joseph's right, I've compiled the kernels for both my 
firewall machines (p75) on my main box.

Joseph A Knapka wrote:
> John Wells wrote:
> 
>>I'm setting up a firewall on a 120mhz, 16meg machine.  I'd like to run
>>iptables, snort/acid and a mysql db to store the snort info.
>>
>>Any recommended distros?  It'd be nice to get something minimal (possibly
>>tightened) but with the 2.4 kernel (for the stateful firewalling
>>capabilities).  I considered Slackware or Debian and then upgrading the
>>kernel, but the thought of compiling on a 120mhz machine is not a happy one.
>>
> 
> So build it on a fast machine, after configuring for 486 CPU,
> and copy it over and run LILO.
> 
> I remember my first kernel compile, back in '92, on
> a 4MB 486/33. It took somewhere in the neigborhood of
> seven hours; today I think we would call that a
> "character-building experience."
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- Joe
>   Using open-source software: free.
>   Pissing Bill Gates off: priceless.
> 
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