Ira Abramov wrote:
if you want to invest some more (as a business owner) there are boxesIf wer'e going to plug a commercial product, at least get the price range correctly. The sofaware boxes start at $300 for personal use. It's a no-nonsense closed box solution. If you like tweaking with the stuff yourself, go the linux way.
with a crippled FW1, virus check and other features from $400 to $1400,
and they actually run embeded linux.
The major advantage the sofaware/check point S-Box has over a linux computer (and, for that matter, all integrated solutions) is the lack of a rotating cooling device. This can be worth the money and lack of control if you happen to host your internet lab in the same room your bed resides in.
If you think that this is still too much to pay (both ideoligically and monetary), I would suggest getting a computer that is as old as possible. From my experience, the older the computer, the quieter it is (after oiling the CPU's fan, that is).
In theory you can also remove auto log markings and all services that require file access periodically, and make the HD go to sleep after 1 minute of inactivity. Sadly, however, these are necessary and important accesses, and so it may not prove a secure solution.
Shachar
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