Re: router/firewall, wireless gateway recommendation for home user

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Check out DD-WRT Project. It's a open-source firmware project for  
various home routers. It will turn a $50 router into a $600 router.  
Flashing the ROM is not for the faint of heart, but the wiki on their  
site has plenty of HOWTO information. I say this, because it has the  
ability to seperate the wireless and wired networks into two subnets.  
This way your wired LAN can not be reached from the Wireless and vice  
versa. You can even buy pre-flashed routers from their shop. I highly  
recommend it to anyone needing to upgrade their router.

More at: http://www.dd-wrt.com/

- em


On Sep 1, 2006, at 4:21 PM, sun sadm wrote:

> Hi colleague,
>
> 1) We have four computers (Win XP, Win Vista, Linux, OpenSolaris)
> connected directly to the Internet. I wish to setup a firewall and NAT
> device to reduce direct attacks (additional security layer). It should
> cost around $100 and very qualitative, user friendly,  customizable
> from a security standpoint.
>
> Which home product do you recommend and why?
>
> 2) We have an Ethernet cable setup. I don't wish to use a wireless LAN
> for the four computers (different reasons). Only for my new
> PlayStation Portable, we are forced to buy a wireless access
> point/gateway. Here again my criteria are: standard compliance,
> security, user friendly, customizable and price around $100.
>
> Which home product do you recommend and why?
>
> thank you for discussing and hints
> Nico
>
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