This weekend I will be implementing this on our small office network (strictly our testing dept) I will be setting up a Watchguard FB1000 as my first line of defense. After the configuration of the firewall I was going to have a Linux Mandrake box acting as a server type firewall. All information would pass through this box.

Now my questions are simply this:

1. Is Mandrake a secure enough system or should I look into other programs (I don't use Linux this will be my first "real" use of the system)?

2. Will the cable connection be slowed down to much?

Client machines will be running Win2000 with their personal sygate firewalls (or is that overkill?).

So, what do you all think about the setup, is it practical?

I know the Linux box will take some time to configure but I got a lot of reading to do so I am hope I can weed through it.


- Adiz