Here at local stores we have a used branded computers like Dell optiPlex GX 620 ... so I mean something like this ... it is sold for 80 usd. On 23/02/2012 11:19 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > 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. > >