Re: small hardware firewalls

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:42:24 -0400

Steven L Umbach wrote:
> I also like Netgear for home or small office. The ProSafe line are
> real SPI firewalls.

....so's the one I recommended, for what it's worth. The rest of your words
are sage. :-)

 If you want something more powerful that can
> accommodate a lot more firewall rules for both inbound and outbound
> look on Ebay for a Netscreen 5XP [I use one at home] or SonicWall
> Soho3. They both can be bought for around $150. Make sure you check
> out there features first as they may not have a dmz. The Netscreen
> 5XP does not have a dmz but does come with ipsec vpn endpoint built
> in. They may not have free firmware updates either. I find the
> consumer devices to be great for a basic setup that mostly needs to
> block unauthorized inbound access but they are lacking in the
> capability for outbound rules and more extensive logging if that
> matters --- Steve
>
> "lllusion" <yeahright@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1b9d1a4c52008f0f989709@news.microsoft.com...
>> This post is in an Ms newsgroup because I've been using my old PII
>> 350 w/ win2ksvr and ISA2000. Due to various reasons I'm looking to
>> replace this box with something small, lightweight, _quite_ and with
>> low power absorption. I'd like to keep the purchase costs down.
>>
>> I'd like to get some opinions on small hardware firewalls.
>> What would you recommend as a home hardware firewall and why?
>> What if the device were combined with XPsp2 software firewall or
>> ZoneAlarm?
>>
>> Note: This is for my own home network with 3 computers. Wireless
>> networking and print server functionality (for the HP printer) are in
>> the plans. Internet connectivity is an ethernet connection through a
>> university's network.
>>
>> TIA!!
>>
>> Various products that I've found thus far are:
>> *MultiTech RFRF560VPN:
>> http://www.multitech.com/PRODUCTS/Families/SOHO_VPN/
>>
>> *ITworks firwall appliance (w/ SmoothWall Express 2):
>> http://www.itworks.com/products/smoothwall-desktop.htm
>>
>> *2wire 180HG: http://www.2wire.com/?p=161
>>
>>
>> *D-Link DI-804HV: http://dlink.com/products/?pid=59
>> *D-Link DI-824HV: http://dlink.com/products/?pid=274
>> *D-Link DFL-300: http://dlink.com/products/?pid=66
>>
>> *Linksys BEFSX41:
>> http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=34&scid=29&prid=433
>> *Linksys BEFVP41:
>> http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Reviews-2-ProdID-BEFVP41.php
>>
>> *USR8200:
>> http://www.usr-emea.com/products/p-wired-product.asp?prod=net-8200
>> &loc=emea
>>
>> CrossPosted:
>> microsoft.public.isa
>> microsoft.public.isaserver
>> microsoft.public.security
>> microsoft.public.windows.networking.firewall
>>
>> --
>> Howie
>> "The very belief that violence is unavoidable
>> is a root cause of violence."
>> Samdhong Rinpoche
>> 1st Democratically Elected Chairman of the
>> Tibetan Cabinet-in-Exile

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