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    Which firewall soloution is better

    Hey,

    I am looking for a firewall solution for my local network which one is better and why? Need to be able to do local website blocking by IP address

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    Re: Which firewall soloution is better

    I have only ever used pfSense but its very good
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    Re: Which firewall soloution is better

    Quote Originally Posted by Jay View Post
    I have only ever used pfSense but its very good
    Thanks I was swaying towards that, I take it I would need to
    scrap my netgear dg834g what modem do you use jay? Does pfsense support web filtering?

    How many nics does your soloution have is it the same kind of thing as smoothwall with green, red and blue interfaces?

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    Re: Which firewall soloution is better

    yes pfSense can block by IP and adding the dansguardian plugin it can do a lot more

    I use an Atom Based PC
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    Re: Which firewall soloution is better

    What modem would work with pfsense? My netgear won't :-S

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    Re: Which firewall soloution is better

    I don't think any standard routers will work with any of the above firewall distros.
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    Re: Which firewall soloution is better

    Yeah you'd need a small computer to run it on, something like an Atom build or something like this is what most people tend to use.

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    Re: Which firewall soloution is better

    Quote Originally Posted by watercooled View Post
    Yeah you'd need a small computer to run it on, something like an Atom build or something like this is what most people tend to use.
    I have ordered a pfsense one http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12647 i need to know what router will work with it if any.

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    Re: Which firewall soloution is better

    I use a draytek 120
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    Re: Which firewall soloution is better

    Personally I'd go for iptables on a Linux box but it depends how comfortable you are with Linux and networking on whether you go down the same route. The 3 suggested solutions are all good as well to be fair.

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    Smoothwall is very easy to use, and quite effective.
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    Re: Which firewall soloution is better

    You could use a router if you want more ports but a switch would do the job fine.

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