[CentOS] Re: Recommended hardware for a firewall/router?

[Ugo Bellavance]

Harald Finnås wrote:
> 
> Not really a CentOS specific question, but I hope it's ok...
> 
> I've decided to buy a server to use as a firewall/router instead of the
> usual Cisco box, simply because I've come to love Firewall Builder and
> would like to put all my subnets into one firewall. There will be four
> gigabit interfaces in the box, one of which will be the internet
> connection (so this one interface will use max. 10 mbit).
> 
> Question is if any "normal" hardware will be able to handle this if most
> of the interfaces gets saturated? What chipset / motherboard should I go
> for?
> 
> On a sidenote, I've noticed from the subject on some of the most recent
> messages that Bryans beeing hassled. I dunno what it's really about
> since I haven't read the messages, but I'd like to say that I consider
> Bryan to be a valuable asset to this list.


I suggest using m0n0wall. http://www.m0n0.ch/wall/

You can have good answers to your question on the m0n0wall list as well.

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Ugo

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