A Review Of Floppy-Based Firewalls And Their Security Considerations

This paper is for the user that is evaluating inexpensive perimeter firewall solutions. Several distributions of miniature Linux systems are available for repurposing old computers into valuable firewalls and routers. There are many advantages in selecting one of these distributions for your firewall project, and this paper discusses the features and security implications amongst three of the more popular choices available. After reading this paper, the user will have a better understanding of floppy disk-based firewalls and some of the technologies they employ.