Free Firewall question

Yes, but they can be configured to *allow* file sharing; some easier than others.

Firewall don't do internet sharing they block ports!

Windows comes with Internet sharing built in for free or look for a free Proxy server they do internet sharing!

Not a firewall, a proxy. Try Freeproxy from

Well no a pure firewall can not it only blocks, what it blocks is dependant on its type and its rule set.

The confusion comes because many Proxies include firewall and visa versa also many people think that NAT constitutes a firewall it does not, but often firewalls use NAT.

Yup..

"IpCop"'s pretty good. It's a small easy-to-use linux distribution that you can install on a 2-NIC, old PC. Mine runs on a 486-66 with 20Mb HD and 32Mb ram that I rescued from the loft. Works fine.

Chris

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- Free, GPL Iptables packet matching language for writing your own filters. Or: use pre-supplied ones for matching P2P procotols like Bittorrent and/or Gnutella.