> > There is no other device that can provide me with a lightweight firewall 
> > for $50.
> 
> Yes there is; it's a SOHO gateway with its NAT function switched
> off for use with a "fixed IP address".
> 
> SOHO gateways with IPv6 support will provide exactly as much firewall
> protection as a NAT-capable IPv4 SOHO gateway. The only question is
> when they will cost $50.

        if they use software to forward packets (it is unlikely for $50 routers
        to have silicon to forward packets) and they are wise enough to use
        free software, there is almost no real reason to raise the price for
        IPv6 support.

itojun

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