Sorry, I should have specified: No *nix based software solutions. There are
several reasons, including very (VERY) bad prior experiences with *nix on a
public IP but more than that, current management wants to ensure there is
someone we can sue if a "hacker gets in". Yes, I know... pointy hair. *sigh*


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-----Original Message-----
From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of
Christopher Cole
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 10:57
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [EE] Still trying to buy a firewall...

On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 10:54:19AM -0800, James Newton wrote:
> I'm still trying to get a good professional hardware firewall to replace
the
> two separate Linksys units I have.

James,

You can do what you need with iptables on Linux and cheap hardware.  
Personally, I would install a minimal gentoo system and configure iptables.
Alternatively, you could go with a more readily available solution such as 
SmoothWall http://www.smoothwall.org .

Take care,
-Chris

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