I wrote a pretty awesome IPTables firewall script which I constantly updated and I was quite proud of it. Attacking it using linux based nmap, and spoofing showed that it
blocked them all. Although not 100% impenetrable(only a fool would think
that), it did take care of a lot! It was a nice hobby to apply solid security such as one you might find on business premises in order to understand them better.
The hardware failed some years ago (I think about 2004) due to bulging capacitors on the motherboard. The motherboard was also from a great company(then) called ABIT. I replaced 12 capacitors with low ESR's and breathed new life into this thing. The power supply also failed later on and I added in a new power supply. It has been going strong since without blinking an eye.
My internet connection will be less secure now by having a direct connection to the internet via my internet gateway. I.e no more secure than someone with a modem connected to the internet.
To compensate, I will begin looking for a router that uses a pinch of power and provides fully configurable proxy and firewall services. To resume hosting my web services and DNS server I will investigate Linode or Azure cloud services to see if that is sustainable.
However this architecture is not out for good. It will return someday! Until then, it will be on demand operation only. I.e I will turn it on when I need it to do something for me.
Until then, so long old friend. 2000-2015
The hardware failed some years ago (I think about 2004) due to bulging capacitors on the motherboard. The motherboard was also from a great company(then) called ABIT. I replaced 12 capacitors with low ESR's and breathed new life into this thing. The power supply also failed later on and I added in a new power supply. It has been going strong since without blinking an eye.
My internet connection will be less secure now by having a direct connection to the internet via my internet gateway. I.e no more secure than someone with a modem connected to the internet.
To compensate, I will begin looking for a router that uses a pinch of power and provides fully configurable proxy and firewall services. To resume hosting my web services and DNS server I will investigate Linode or Azure cloud services to see if that is sustainable.
However this architecture is not out for good. It will return someday! Until then, it will be on demand operation only. I.e I will turn it on when I need it to do something for me.
Until then, so long old friend. 2000-2015
