<quote who="Phil Scarratt"> > I'm after opinions on the following two options in terms of a straight > firewall. Since I have never used OpenWRT devices before I don't have any > idea how they rate against a full pc running as a firewall.
> The only caveat is that it (the fw) has to allow for a DMZ, and may have > to run multiple internet (WAN) connections (I am currently > investigating/googling whether an OpentWRT device can do this) in the > future. Otherwise fairly straight forward. This is for a business > environment. So, OpenWRT is rad if you want a fairly complete Debian-style environment on your router, but if you would prefer to have a replacement for the normal firmware that has way more features and a much groovier web admin console, try dd-wrt. It handles DMZ, setting up the ports differently, etc. - Jeff -- linux.conf.au 2007: Sydney, Australia http://lca2007.linux.org.au/ "It's the most fun I've had without the use of a water-based lubricant." - Stephen Fry on directing his first film -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
