Em 02-02-2014 14:27, Adam Thompson escreveu: > On 14-02-01 02:37 PM, Adam wrote: >> Any suggestions for the cheapest possible firewall (that is new >> hardware not re-purposing some old stuff)? All I need is 2 ethernet >> interfaces and for it to run openbsd. >> > > Possibly a refurbished PC with an add-in NIC. Locally, I keep seeing > IBM Pentium4D-class desktops being sold for well under $200, and it's > usually possible to pick up a single-port PCI NIC for $20. (Less if > you buy up someone's stock of 100Mbit NICs in bulk.) > Not sure if that qualifies as "new", precisely, but you will get a > warranty of some sort. > I built a lot of these refurbished firewalls. And also I had relatively success using some thin clients and inexpensive nic's. But, I advise that you built these firewalls in pairs and always use carp, because these hardwares will fail, more often than you might think. Always keep spare hardware.
Cheers, -- Giancarlo Razzolini GPG: 4096R/77B981BC
