since the request was for a hardware firewall.........
I was using M$ Proxy and hated it.
A few colleagues bought the Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router and gave
glowing recommendations. I got one and it is bliss. Web based config, DHCP
built in, Port forwarding, DMZ, filtering and more. Supports up to 253
hosts on the inside.
Essentially an ethernet to ethernet firewall, the only difference between
the two models is that one has one port and the other four ports. The LAN
side port(s) are 10/100 switches.
the one port product is here:
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=142&grid=5
the four port product is here:
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=20&grid=5
In Canada, the one port can be had for around $195 or appx $130 US.
The four port goes for around $295 or $200 US.
If you get one, upgrade the firmware to get support for IPSec passthrough.
I just noticed (while getting the url's to paste) that they now have a 8
port model that also supports SNMP and QoS!
I've heard that Nortel (here in Silicon North) recommends this device for
their teleworkers. (heard only - not positive!)
no I don't own stock but check it out!
Kevin Wigle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Iohan Reyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jim Bond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, 27 September, 2000 21:41
Subject: Re: personal firewall
> Depends on what your definition of "not too expensive" is, and it depends
> on what your internet connection is. I am assuming you probably have DSL
> or Cable, which means your Internet is coming in on an Ethernet line. You
> can probably get a used Cisco 2514 on Ebay and load the Firewall Feature
> Set on it for around $800. This way you have two ethernet ports, one is
> the "outside" and one is the "inside", and you can NAT between the two.
Or
> you might even chance upon a PIX 515R for around the same price. If that
> is too expensive, I think Linksys has a Cable/DSL router that has a built
> in 4-port switch and a rudimentary Firewall feature set built-in, and also
> supports NAT for about $180. And finally, if you're looking for the
> cheapest route possible and you have a spare PC available (even a 486DX),
> you can just load up Linux or FreeBSD and take advantage of all the free
> Firewall, NAT, and other networking software they have available on those
> platforms. Of course this implies having a basic understanding of
> Unix-like operating systems and how to configure them as
> Routers/Firewalls. On the flip side, if you have a relatively beefy spare
> PC, you can put Win2k server on it which has some basic traffic filtering
> capabilities and NAT built in as well, and the nice GUI administrative
> utilities that comes with it.
>
> Personally, I have 2 2500 routers (2503 and 2513) back to back via serial
> ports. They were/still are being used for my lab at home, but they are
> also doing double duty as my NAT/Firewall solution. One router is the
> outside router and the other router is the inside. I am also running
> FreeBSD as my mail server, DNS server, web server, ftp server, syslog
> server, LDAP server and TACACS+ server.
>
> Finally, if you're interested, I have a used Compatible Systems
MicroRouter
> 1270i that has 2 ethernet ports and 1 T1 CSU/DSU wan port. It can do NAT
> and firewall between the two ethernet interfaces. And it can also
function
> as a dial-in RAS server because it has an RS-232 serial port. I sold one
> on Ebay for $500 a while ago. I can probably do this one for a little
> less, since they are no longer supported by the manufacturer.
>
> Hope this helps...
>
> Iohan
>
>
> At 04:25 PM 9/27/2000 -0700, Jim Bond wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >Any recommendation on a good hardware personal
> >firewall? I'm looking for a not too expansive, easy to
> >configure, can support NAT one.
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> >Jim
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