Here are some options I see at your price range(Some of these have been mentioned already):
PC Based using one of the following firewall distributinos: pfSense.com, IPFire.org, Clearfoundation.com Or you could try the Ubiquity Edge Router Lite, which claims 3Gbps for less then $100. Color me a bit skeptical, but wouldn't that be nice. http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax#EdgeMAXhardware --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Beach Computers Web Hosting [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:01:34 -0800 Subject: RE: Dual Wan Soho High Speed Router Suggestions > Ideally $150 tops. > > I don't mind using a PC as I have so many laying around, but whatever I end > up with would ideally be a little idiot proof as I'm no linux guru. :) > > > > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:55 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Dual Wan Soho High Speed Router Suggestions > > > > OpenBSD is a popular option in the PC router realm. > > > > As for appliances, Sophos (Astaro) and Fortinet sell very affordable devices > that would handle this function as well. > > > > What's your budget? > > > > > > > > > > ASB > <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker> http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker > Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for > the SMB market. > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Shane Mullins <[email protected]> wrote: > > Since you mentioned using a PC based router, OpenBSD has supported > failover > > for at least eight years. Performance is great and their security is top > > notch. OpenBSD uses pf as a firewall. Pf is much easier to use, for me, > > than iptables. > > FYI, Linux *can* do this too, but if I didn't have experience with > either, I'd go with OpenBSD/pf, too. > > -- Ben > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
