Re: [PLUG] linux firewall replacement/upgrade

["Eric Hidle" <junkmail@ie-ap.org>]

You can't have "cheap" and "flexible" in the same box. If by Cheap you mean
a sub $150 COTS box, you can forget about writing your own iptables rules
(for the most part) and also about doing cool stuff like IPSec, GRE, and
load balancing.. A good $300 solution would be a mini-ITX box with an 800Mhz
C3 in it, using a CF card as a system disk. That will be silent, low power,
and give you all of the flexibility you currently enjoy. I've been using one
of these for a long time and it works very well.
E



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Whitman" <mpwhitman@comcast.net>
To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List"
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Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:30 AM
Subject: [PLUG] linux firewall replacement/upgrade


> I am looking for a replacement for a linux firewall.  It is running on
> an old 500 mhz Dell and i want to get rid of the machine noise.  It is a
> FC2 box and I use iptables and NAT.  I need to have the same control I
> have with iptables being able to open, close and forward ports to
> internal addresses.  Maybe I can continue to use a linux box or maybe I
> need something built specifically for this by someone like NetGear.  The
> solution needs to be cheap and silent.  Any suggestions?
>
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