You hit the nail on the head :)
Old computers are cheap and firewall distributions are plentiful.
Why expose everything in your network to save almost nothing!
I like Smoothwall myself.
--
JD Austin
Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
jd@twingeckos.com
480.288.8195x201
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On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 3:59 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com <
kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote:

> >> allowing me to keep the box hooked up for its "tv" centric features.
> DON'T!!!
>
> A firewall, is a firewall and is a firewall.
> In my perpetually delusional state of paranoia, I don't allow ANYTHING not
> indispensable on my firewall.
> And even though, I look for ways to eradicate...
>
> My firewalls run in LFS with ONLY what is essentially needed for the job.
>
> I even tried once "Debian from Scratch" and could not digest the amount of
> junk they insisted on putting in.
>
> my mantra:
> DO NOT USE YOUR FIREWALL FOR ANYTHING ELSE BUT THE FIREWALL.
> YMMV
> Enrique.
>
> PS: The fact that I am paranoid doesn't mean that they are not after me...
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