Want a free firewall? Why not build one?
So I was poking around on AttackPrevention’s website the other day and I came across this nifty little video segment about how you can build your own firewall for free just using some of the old computer parts you have laying around the house. Of course at this point I am sure you are thinking to yourself, “how can this really be free? Quit saying it is free when we all know it won’t be!” Well this wonderful company called SmoothWall did in fact make their software based firewall completely open source and free.
You simply burn the software ISO to a cd, plug it in to your old system you rebuilt and it will go through and format out the hard drive and install itself on the computer. You then go through a quick Wizard style setup process and boom you are on your way to having your very own firewall without spending a penny! Just make sure you have two NIC (Network Interface Cards) on the computer because you will need one for the connection from your cable or DSL modem, and the other to then feed out to your wireless router or hardwired network switch. But alas, enough of me talking here, watch the video yourself and see what you think. If that doesn’t convince you, go check out SmoothWall!