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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