>On the hardware firewall front... After using my Linksys wrt54gs w/ Sveasoft Satori for a few months now, >I enthusiastically recommend it as a firewall/router. It's running IPtables, a compact no-hassle appliance, >and highly configurable if you want it to be. So why waste a full blown PC running linux?
What are people opinions on this (Linksys WRV54G): http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=35&prid=565 It doesn't seem to have had very good reviews, but I am interested in it because of the VPN function and the security. Some of the reviews say The newer firmware is much better. The information in this electronic mail message is sender's business Confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this Internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. Galileo International is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments.