Linux firewall??

[klør]

Hi everybody
I have intentions of setting up a firewall on my old pentium 133 computer with a 2G hardrive.
I've heard that some distros are "better" than others when it comes to firewalling - anybody got at suggestion??
I am aware that virtually any linux distro is capable of acting as a firewall but since my computer is old i am only interested in that specific feature i was hoping to get some hints to wich to choose..

[z0mbix]

IMHO, Debian or Slackware would be more than suitable for that purpose on that hardware.

[BaudBandit]

OpenBSD with IPfilter

[klør]

thanks for the advice.

i've now installed debian 2.2.15 - but it seems i have to recompile the kernel in order to get the firewall up and running.. and i cant figure out how to do that..

[l01yuk]

With Debian it is easier than with any other distro. There is an NHF for doing it generally but this is how to do it with debian

http://www.linuxorbit.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=532

Have fun

[klør]

thanx a lot - im rolling already..:D

[Choozo]

If you just want a good firewall up and running in 10 minutes, get a copy of SmoothWall (http://www.smoothwall.org) which is a small (~20 Meg) distro designed for firewalling/routing only (and what an excellent job it does).

Cheers :)