[CentOS] Off-Topic: Travel Router and Firewall

Wed Nov 23 22:24:36 UTC 2016
Leon Fauster <leonfauster at googlemail.com>

Am 23.11.2016 um 21:18 schrieb H <agents at meddatainc.com>:
> This is off-topic and the only connection with CentOS is that the laptop will be running CentOS...
> 
> I am looking for a travel router/firewall for a number of reasons:
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> - Protect against outside attacks when outside the office/home not relying on whatever protection the laptop/tablet/phone offers.
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> - Allow for fast transfer for data between devices without being limited by the bandwidth of the hotel etc., even without being connected to the internet.
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> - Allow for multiple devices even when the hotel etc. only allows one device to be registered.
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> The ideal device should:
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> - Be small, ideally be able to be charged via a USB port.
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> - Use open-source software that the user can update.
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> - Allow the user to log on the device and set up the connection with the hotel etc. which often requires a userid and password to be entered on a browser page.
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> - Allow using either a RJ-45 wired or wireless connection to the outside net.
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> - Have at least two RJ-45 ports to connect a laptop avoiding WiFi.
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> - Allow for VPN tunneling.
> 
> If anyone has suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated!


DIY based on http://www.pcengines.ch/ hardware ...

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LF