Re: Need secure firewall for SOHO

[Rob Turner <Rob () rob-turner net>]

How about one of these:
http://www.soekris.com/net4801.htm
available from:
http://www.cortexsystems.net/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=12

and stick OpenBSD with PF on it.

Rob.

xyberpix wrote:

> Just a few suggestions:
>
> IPF on OpenBSD
> IPFW on FreeBSD
> Ipfilter on Linux
> Watchguard SOHO
> Small Cisco PIX
>
> xyberpix
>
> On Tue, 1 February, 2005 13:47, DAmbrosia, Jim said:
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> > To the group,
> >
> > I have a colleague who has a SOHO network using ADSL.  He is using a
> > standard Linksys router for his firewall, but has reached a limit in the
> > number of ports it can open and manage.  I don't have one on hand to
> > check, but evidently the Linksys only has ten slots to configure ports to
> > be opened and he needs 12-15 or so.
> >
> > Without a lot of money he wants to get a different firewall up and running
> > that has more ports that it can manage.
> > I suggested the free version of zone alarm as the only free one I'm aware
> > of; however it turns out that he wrote his thesis on how you can crack
> > zone alarm.
> >
> > Looking for another much more secure solution?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jim,
> >
> >
> >
> >
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