[wplug] Hardware firewalls

[Rod Person]

On Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:49:59 -0500 (EST)
"mpop at mikeoconnor.net" <mpop at mikeoconnor.net> wrote:

> I know I have not posted to this list in a LONG time.  I have been
> working on my home network, and i am thinking I want to add a
> hardware firewall between my home network and the verizon modem.  So
> I am looking for options, one person suggested a Raspberry Pi system,
> but then another person said a Pi would not be able to handle a 1Gbit
> connection.  I don't have any free old computers right now, so I can
> not just put one in.  So I am hoping to find a good option for a
> hardware firewall for under $150, to put into my network.  It does
> not need WiFi (I have a WiFi mesh network going) nor does it need
> DHCP server (I have a Raspberry Pi running as a DHCP server) Nor does
> it need to cache DNS (I have a Pi-Hole running)
> 
> I am looking for any good suggestions, of a hardware firewall that
> can handle up to 1 Gbit connection.

Since your looking for any suggestions...I'd think for under 150 you
could pick a a relatively good workstation slap in another 1Gb nic and
then run whatever you want as the firewall. I don't know Linux distros 
and since it's a Linux list I wont say OpenBSD and pf.


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