ubuntu on firewalls

[Guy Thouret]

> Luca Ferrari wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'd like to know if there is any specific "fork" of ubuntu for firewalls
>> and
>> if the server edition has enough capabilities to play as firewall,
>> and/or
>> which addons you believe are a must for such machine.
>
> Certainly, you can use Ubuntu Server as a firewall.  iptables is
> installed in all Ubuntu versions
> (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IptablesHowTo), though it will not do
>  anything by default.  There are various ways to configure it, some of
> which require installing software, but you shouldn't need anything
> outside the repos to setup even a fairly complex firewall.
>
> Matt Flaschen

Why not take a look at Untangle (http://www.untangle.com).  It's a free
Ubuntu based firewall/network security distro.  The interface mskes it
extremely easy to use.

Guy