[TriLUG] Recommendations for a firewall machine

[Reginald Reed via TriLUG]

I just replaced a Linksys E4200 with RouterBoard 450G running OpenWRT 12.09
(30 minutes ago) and a couple of Ubiquiti UniFi APs for wireless access (3
or 4 days ago).

I've had the 450G for 5+ years, recently found it and put it back into
service because the Linksys was starting to flake out in strange ways.  The
UniFi APs are new and I love them.  Comes with cool management software and
allows for a several APs to use a single SSID with *very* fast handoff.

All components are fanless and completely silent less a beep when the 450G
starts that I'm sure could be disabled.

http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-UniFi-Enterprise-System/dp/B004XXMUCQ
https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap/

http://www.amazon.com/Mikrotik-RB450G-Routerboard-450G/dp/B005GACVFQ
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/mikrotik/rb450g

I'd likely do more research on alternatives to the 450G if I was buying
hardware again for this purpose to make sure I was getting the most bang
for the buck.  I'm pretty happy that the hardware I bought in 2009 is still
overpowered for what I need in 2015.


On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Paul G. Szabady via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> I'm looking to replace my aging firewall machine running ClearOS and was
> wondering if anyone had recommendations on hardware.  Preferably something
> small, cheap and quite.  :)  Ideally something that uses a standard (15P -
> C13) PC cord, SSD and no (or very quiet) fan.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Paul
>
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