On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:17:50 +0000 Chris Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
> Russell L. Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > > From the standpoint of protection of a LAN (two or three machines) > > for a home or home office, how effective is a firmware-based > > firewall/router in comparison with a software-based stand-alone > > firewall/router? Is either significantly better than the other? > > Firmware based will probably be on a lower-powered device - and therefore > more energy friendly. You should be able to get one that is sufficiently > sophisticated to handle pretty much all your SoHo needs. You can get the best of both worlds with an OpenWrt installation on a firmware based device: full blown linux, fully customizable - you can install any linux based firewall software you want - but with the same low power consumption and small physical footprint of firmware based units. What you may lose out on, though, is ease of use: the flashing and configuration can take some getting used to. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
