....oops: you can access the bios at the front com port, not usb. sorry for confusion ;-)
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Holger Bauer > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 1. Februar 2006 08:24 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: AW: [pfSense-discussion] Clients... ugh > > > 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 > > ____________ Virus checked by G DATA AntiVirusKit
