[TriLUG] Best appliance for Linux firewall?

[Sean Korb]

I went used.  An old P4 ThinkPad with a wireless card makes a pretty darn
good router, though mine is being used as an access point with content
filtering.

sean


On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Brian Henning <bhenning at pineinst.com> wrote:

> Hi Gang!
>
> At home, pretty much all my services and stuff run on a single box, and
> that
> box is starting to collapse under the weight.  I'm ready to start divvying
> up functions across discrete devices.  First to go is the firewall; not a
> heavy-hitter, but easy to carve off.  So, what do people suggest as the
> best
> appliance-form-factor Linux computer?  Obviously 2+ NICs is the biggest
> priority.  Here's what I've considered so far:
>
> 1) WRT54GL + OpenWRT
>   Pros: Inexpensive, solid
>   Cons: Don't need another WAP
>
> 2) Globalscale Mirabox
>   Pros: Fast ARM CPU, could host additional services w/ outboard USB HDD
>   Cons: Globalscale's iffy reputation, relatively unproven product, more
> expensive, possible to perma-brick
>
> 3) ???
>
> Enough storage to do traffic monitoring would be a plus as well.
>
> Cheers!
> ~Brian
>
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