[wplug] wplug Digest, Vol 167, Issue 1

[William Durkin]

I have not built a firewall myself, but could you use a thin client (e.g.,
HP t620 has Gbit ethernet and wifi, and goes for ~$50 or less on ebay) and
a Gbit switch? I see Gbit switches show up on Craigslist around Pittsburgh
all the time for ~$50 or less.
Joey

On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 12:00 PM <wplug-request at wplug.org> wrote:

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> 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)
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> I am looking for any good suggestions, of a hardware firewall that can
> handle up to 1 Gbit connection.
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> Michael P. O'Connor
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