Take a look at the Hardware links at http://pfsense.com/index.php?id=33 . I personally have made good experiences with the nexcom 1041c and have already deployed systems in production with pfSense. The nexcom offers an onboard cf-slot to boot from and you even can access the bios at the front usb and it comes in a shortneck 1U 19" rackmountable case with front networkports. You get the nexcoms ranging from celeron 650 up to dual xeon and with up to 12 interfaces. Gigabit nics are available for them as well. Btw, you might wonder what is inside of most "hardwareappliances" once you open them. A nice story about a watchguard firebox2 for example can be found here: http://www.ls-net.com/m0n0wall-watchguard/
Holger > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Dmitry Sorokin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 1. Februar 2006 07:40 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: Re: [pfSense-discussion] Clients... ugh > > > Quoting DarkFoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > and Secondly, does anybody know of any "hardware" > firewall/routers (man, I'm > > tired of typing that) that have the above features? > > > > I'm not trying to snub pfSense; I'd love to use it, but I > can't convince him > > (well, possibly, but he wants me to first look for a > "hardware" solution) I > > am asking here first because I have been watching the > mailing list for > > several months now, and I trust the opinions and > information of (most) of the > > people here. ;) > > I think your client means "not regular pc/linux or > unix/command line solution", > but rather an appliance, which is "plug, go to web interface, > click, click, > click and it works". Also from technical point there should > be no hard disk > drive (no file system, that can become inconsistent in case > of crash or power > failure), no peripherial (monitor, keybord, mouse(?). > Then pfSense/m0n0wall + WRAP platform is your choice. > look at http://www.m0n0.ch/wall/gallery.php > your firewall cn be an i386 compatible 1u or 2u 19" rack > mountable server, or > as small as smallest linksys or D-link or netgear box with no > moving parts. > > Hope that helps, > Dmitry > > ____________ Virus checked by G DATA AntiVirusKit
