We were running a OpenBSD PF firewall for some time on a old Dell Optiplex
GX270 with I think it was 1GB of RAM and 2 Gigabit Network cards. We did
all our administration from the console though, but I don't foresee a
problem with adding another network card.
As long as you have enough throughput on the cards you 'should' be all good.
;)
Missy
On 3/5/08 8:42 AM, "Eric Weston" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm collecting opinions regarding hardware to use for a firewall. If you
> are interested in weighing in on this subject, I'm interested to hear
> your ideas.
>
> The hypothetical firewall is a purpose built OpenBSD box running OpenBSD
> Packet Filter (pf), on a box that bridges the outside world to a
> protected network of approximately 1000 nodes. The box needs to have a
> network interface for administrative access via ssh, and two
> high-throughput network interfaces to provide the "bridge" from the
> protected network to the internet.
>
> Given this general scenario, what sort of box might you purchase and/or
> assemble for this purpose? What elements would you consider critical?
> (architecture, interfaces, harddrive or alternative, CPU, etc..)
>
>
> Thanks,
> Eric Weston, Libraries
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