RE: Best firewall applience

[<Paul.Simons () thomsonreuters com>]

Hum... OK lots of suggestions - Thanks.

So if I go down the do-it-yourself path I would like to find the most
unobtrusive 'box' to build my own UTM system on.

I don't have a problem building one (old guy talking here 30+ years
experience) but it MUST BE - small, quiet, low power and reliable (Gbit
interfaces would be nice-to-have).

I don't think an 'old' PC with numerous NICs would fall into these
categories. Which begs the next question;

       What hardware would be suitable for my needs?

I don't mind spending to get the 'right' system so it could be anything
(old or new.

In answer to the various other questions posed...

I am using a Sofaware appliance (embedded Check Point) - nice because it
is al-in-one box - but as I said too expensive and their licensing
policy sucks (always has - but they are not going to change so I am).

I need a firewall at home because I run a WEB server, media server,
OS-X, XP, BSD, etc and I have two teenage boys trying to get to all
sorts of sites and download stuff I don't want them to ;-) so I would
like to restrict access by time (when they have done their homework or
at weekends or time to sleep) and sites (free surfing for some time -
only educational sites at others)

Anybody who has kids should be doing this sort of thing - suppliers are
starting to wake up to this but not many yet

Thanks
Paul 

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