On 28/02/11 21:26, Timothy Legge wrote: > Hi list! > > I'm looking to setup my first Open BSD firewall in the near future, and I > was hoping to get a little feedback from you about ideal specs for a first > time machine. > > Below is a little about my situation. > > I plan to install the firewall physically between my router (Apple Time > Capsule) and my ADSL 2+ Modem so it can filter all traffic sent and received > to the Internet. > > As I understand it, I will be running pf to filter the traffic on each of > the NIC's installed, and I would like to install an IDS. > Besides this, Ill only really need to run what ever is nesacery to allow a > secure connection to be established to that machine so I can manage it from > within my network. (Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong, I'm still learning!) > > I look forward to reading your advice, and I'm happy to provide any > aditional information. > > Tim >
I used an Intel D945GCLF2D for my old home access point, but you can put a second ethernet interface on it's single PCI if you like. It's pretty small [1], so I used a Mini-ITX case for it, and that's a real plus, since I stuffed it somewhere I never needed to see it again.* That model is outdated now, and there are better ones from Intel, but small size, low cost, quiet, and energy efficiency are real pros for this line of mobos. Downside, is it's got just one PCI. You should do fine with a single DDR2 module for a home server/firewall/access point/wharever. [1] http://www.logicsupply.com/images/photos/mainboard/d945gclf2d_big.jpg -- Hugo Osvaldo Barrera
