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I'm preparing to install a third and fourth Astaro Security Gateway device that offers the same functionality that you outline before. You can purchase a hardware device with their software, or, put their software on a system you have available. Their hardware devices can be found here: http://www.astaro.com/our_products/astaro_security_gateway/hardware_appliances/model_comparison -t On Mar 5, 2008, at 8:42 AM, Eric Weston 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 -- Troy Murray Developer Michigan State University Biomedical Research and Informatics Center (BRIC) 100 Conrad Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-432-4248 Fax: 517-353-9420 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Calendar HTML - http://www.icalx.com/html/troymurray72/month.php?cal=BRIC+Work iCalendar - http://www.icalx.com/public/troymurray72/BRIC%20Work.ics