DarkFoon wrote:
I talked to my client again today, and told him that pfSense would be the best bet. I did actually look at a commercial solution (more than one, really), some thing from D-link, and I told him the price: $6999. He proposed that he just buy 4 firewall/routers (like the little netgear things) and hook them up. He claimed it would be cheaper for him because, at about $50 a piece, it would only set him back $200. I guess he firgued that an integrated box (like a WRAP or one of the more powerful ones, most likely) would cost more than that. I haven't verified, so don't hold me to supporting that. Like I said before, it sounds simple, inelegant, and wasteful.
A WRAP.1E-2 has 3 LAN interfaces (you could assign them as WAN, LAN & DMZ for the kids?) so it's pretty flexible for the situation you describe. Add a PSU, Compactflash card and a case and it would probably work out at about $200.
