On 02/23/12 1:00 PM, Wuxi Ixuw wrote: > And do I need a recent computer for the linux one or an old one can do so? > I mean something like Pentium 4 or Pentium D may fits? for a SOHO firewall, I would want to use something very reliable and low power, quiet. CPU isn't at all important, reliability is. If I was buying something, I'd probably get a little ITX box like alix http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2d2.htm or soekris http://soekris.com/products/net4501-1.html and run pfSense on it, using it strictly as a pure firewall not a general purpose computer. -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast