[clug] Cheap Linux based routers
Neill Cox
neill.cox at ingenious.com.au
Tue Jul 17 23:10:54 GMT 2007
These look interesting, and got me thinking.
I do IT support for a number of small businesses in the ACT and while it mainly involves dealing with Windows :( I try and get as much Linux/FOSS in as I can. I'm also very distrustful of the firewalls that come on most ADSL modems/routers.
My usual approach is to stick a linux box as a firewall between the modem and the rest of the network. This usually ends up being a full PC. I keep looking for a cheaper/more power efficient way of doing this, but prices keep driving me back to the PC platform.
Does anyone on the list have some suggestions? Requirements:
- Two ethernet nics
- Linux 2.4/2.6 (2.6 preferred)
- Shell access via ethernet (bash for preference)
- Iptables
- OpenVPN
Would be nice to have shorewall as well (I can right iptables rules by hand, but I don't enjoy it).
I'm prepared to be told that I'm doing this all wrong, but I would really prefer a Linux solution over a *BSD solution. I'm just not familiar enough with *BSD.
Cheers,
Neill
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