# cross post /u-au/slug
I am looking to set up a hardware firewall using an old computer and a Linux
distribution and am curious about a few things.
To start with, I'll attempt a diagram to show you how my network is
currently set up.
My home network is set up like so :
Modem/Router
|
_------------Switch------------_
| | | | | |
MB MF FS DT U1 U2
*(MB) - Mythbuntu Back-end
*(MF) - Mythbuntu Frontend
*(FS) - Fileserver
*(DT) - Dedicated Torrent | Downloader
*(U1) User (me)
*(U2) User (wife)
I am assuming with 2 NICs in the old computer, you dump it between the
switch and the router and connect both the switch and modem/router to it.
So it would look something like
Modem/Router
|
NIC1
Firewall
NIC2
|
_------------Switch------------_
| | | | | |
MB MF FS DT U1 U2
Based on my set-up, which of the following would you recommend and why?
pfSense, MoNoWaLL, Clark Connect. (Do you know any others?)
I understand policies could be configured for all of them to allow SSH etc,
but I'd like something that does not require me to mess with modules
extenively as I am not *tha*t technically savvy.
>From what I've read pfSense seems to be the go, but I wouldn't know why
exactly.
Smoothwall is out of the question due to its lacking NIC driver support.
Any suggestions greatly appreceated,
Harrison.
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