decent non-embeded firewall (my worthless 2 cents)

[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

>> 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...