Re: [Hampshire] Firewall hardware

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Author: Leo
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To: Gordon Scott, Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Firewall hardware
On 10/12/14 14:20, Gordon Scott wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-12-10 at 11:45 +0000, Leo wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend a cheap and quiet box for use as a firewall?
>
> As it happens I was just looking for the same.
>
> I've used LinITX.com a number of times for small/cheap-ish/quiet boxes
> as they have a number of fanless options.
>
> They've always had a few machines around suitable for firewalls.
>
> They presently have a range dedicated to that using ALIX boards.
>
> I have not yet used one.
>
> http://linitx.com/category/linitx-firewalls/1086/79,1086
>
> http://www.pcengines.ch/alix.htm
> (lots of very proper OS/FW options)
>
> Gordon.
>


Thanks for that. Although part of me is a little unsure about going for
a non-arm or x86 based setup. So now I'm wondering if buying a cheap
router and flashing it with openwrt is the way to go...

Leo


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