On 02/24/2012 09:13 PM, Miguel Medalha wrote: > >> pfsense for a newbie? > > Yup! Based on the simple requirements that the OP expressed, i.e. "a > firewall for the whole network in my place", I would again recommend > pfsense. It may seem paradoxical but it's not. It just *works* after a > very simple and quick installation. The user only has to answer a couple > of simple questions. A WAN interface and a LAN interface are ready and > working together and that's it. > > It can be installed on anything, from a Compact Flash card to a USB > sticker, it doesn't even need a hard disk. > I used ClarkConnect for several years, it was my first hands-on contact with Linux, and I have learned much from it. Installation is also quick and painless, it is based on CentOS so extra packages/repositories from CentOS are possible, and can be used as Proxy/Mail/Web server also. -- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Love is in the Air) PL Computers Serbia, Europe Google is the Mother, Google is the Father, and traceroute is your trusty Spiderman... StarOS, Mikrotik and CentOS/RHEL/Linux consultant