[TriLUG] Best appliance for Linux firewall?

Z-man czdrummer at gmail.com
Thu Aug 8 11:31:38 EDT 2013


If I understand the question correctly, try IPFire


On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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