ZDNet Australia takes a look at firewalls, in this special report, offering you tips on how to build, maintain and monitor these solutions in your business.
MRTG: Monitoring Linux routers and firewalls
MRTG, or Multi Router Traffic Grapher, is a popular monitoring and statistics tool for use on Linux platforms. Here are some tips for installing and configuring MRTG.
Firewall selection & management
Selecting a firewall from the many choices available is the easy part. The difficulty comes with implementation and management. Here are some of the problems you may face and a guide to the leading firewall vendors.
Linux firewalls from old PCs
Do you have a PC graveyard filled with old systems? Before you ship those systems off to technology recycling centres, consider one possible way to reuse them: Turn them into Linux firewalls.
Firewall tips: Lock it down quickly with Linux Lokkit
Have you ever needed to get a firewall up and running fast and didn't have the tools that allowed such quick setup? Well, the Linux Lokkit tool may be just what you need.
Monitoring Linux firewalls with firelogd
Monitoring firewalls on a Linux system can be a challenge because of the text-based nature of the OS. The firelogd program can greatly improve the monitoring process by e-mailing concise summaries of important entries to an admin.
Best practices for managing firewall logs
All firewalls have some type of logging feature that documents how the firewall handled various types of traffic. These logs can provide valuable information, but they can also be difficult to monitor and manage on a consistent basis.
Firestarter: 5 minutes to a Linux firewall
Linux firewalls offer a robust, secure, and highly flexible solution. However, manually configuring them has generally been quite labour-intensive--until now. See how Firestarter can help you build an excellent Linux firewall in minutes.
Setting up a strong Linux firewall
Linux has long been a popular option for those who want to save some big money and who don't mind rolling up their sleeves and building the firewall configuration themselves. How can you build a strong Linux firewall?
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