On Fri, Jun 03, 2011 at 03:33:33PM -0400, Charles Marcus wrote:
> On 2011-06-03 1:47 PM, Justin Tocci wrote:
> > If anyone knows of a decent firewall in the $300 or less range let me know.
>
> Far be it from me to challenge Victor on a recommendation like this, but
> if money is tight, for home/small business networks, I have only good
> things to say about this combination:
>
> BUFFALO WZR-HP-G300NH (1-WAN, 4-LAN, all Gigabit ports) (@ $70)
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833162031
> +
> Fully supports DD-WRT or OpenWRT firmware(which I prefer to the
> stock/DD-WRT)
>
> with either DD-WRT or OpenWRT it gives you powerful
> firewall/routing/VPN/wireless capabilities on a low power inexpensive
> SOHO box.
You may be right. I was not thinking of devices with an open-source
IP/firewall stack. If the hardware is OK and is fully supported by the
software, the OP may get a decent, relatively cheap combination.
--
Viktor.
