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Texto citado pelo Esteban que foi escrito pelo "WIFIGUY", muito bom !
BrazilFW Basics
Introduction to BrazilFW
BrazilFW is a Linux Firewall (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_%28networking%29) and router
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router that runs on older standard PC hardware. The older hardware BrazilFW runs on is stil several times as powerful as commercial small/home office firewall products.
The main purposes of BrazilFW are:
-Sharing a broadband Internet connection.
-Providing firewall protection to the PCs connected to the BrazilFW.
Routing/Network Services
BrazilFW has the below router features:
-DHCP server and client
-DHCP server leases
-Network Address Translation/ Masquerading
-Port forwarding
-No software limit on LAN size/subnet
-Bridge mode (NAT disabled)
-SSH server
-SSH tunnelling support
-Web Server for admin purposes
-PPPoE client.
-Support for 3 network interfaces (WAN/LAN/DMZ)
-Up to 3 WAN IP addresses
-Up to 3 LAN IP addresses
-Up to 3 DMZ IP addresses
-QoS
-Optional proxy support
-WAN mac clone
Firewall Services
BrazilFW has the below firewall features:
-Stateful and stateless rule matching
-Layer 7 (application layer) firewall support
-Remote syslog
-Access and admin rules.
-Seperate rules configuration per subnet and per interface.
-Custom iptables firewall rules
Currently Unsupported/Missing Features
These features are not currently available in BrazilFW:
-WEP/WPA support for wireless cards.
-Bridging over 802.11b connections
-VPN network support (SSH tunneling IS supported)
-GRE support
-Traffic logging
BrazilFW Requirements
To get a working network with BrazilFW, you need to have an Internet connection, a switch/hub/access point, and the appropriate Ethernet cabling to connect everything.
Also, you need to think about what ports and protocols you want to be passed through from the Internet.