At work, our data center is currently using a $120 Netgear router that automatically handles IPsec VPN tunnles and port forwarding for specific IP addresses. We were given a SonicWall Pro 1260 with the hardware we're using, but it never worked. The Netgear was something we had picked up for $20 on Ebay and was just sitting around, but now it's dying.
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with distributions for Router/VPN/Firewall/Network Security devices, and could make a recommendation for us to build our own. So far, M0n0wall looks good, but I don't have much experience/training in network security (or BSD). I'd like something I can configure from a web interface, and supports VIA's PadLock hardware. It would also be rather sweet if I could have it replace our FTP server, which has FTP and SFTP servers, downloads data from remote FTP servers, and insures that this data gets moved to the right servers on our system.
Free is always a big help, since our company currently isn't making a lot of money. I'm looking to build a rackmount system w/ VIA C3/C7/Nano for under $500 (hoping to hit <=$300), but whatever we get needs to have good power for rapid business growth. We haven't committed to anything, so we're open to any suggestions.
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with distributions for Router/VPN/Firewall/Network Security devices, and could make a recommendation for us to build our own. So far, M0n0wall looks good, but I don't have much experience/training in network security (or BSD). I'd like something I can configure from a web interface, and supports VIA's PadLock hardware. It would also be rather sweet if I could have it replace our FTP server, which has FTP and SFTP servers, downloads data from remote FTP servers, and insures that this data gets moved to the right servers on our system.
Free is always a big help, since our company currently isn't making a lot of money. I'm looking to build a rackmount system w/ VIA C3/C7/Nano for under $500 (hoping to hit <=$300), but whatever we get needs to have good power for rapid business growth. We haven't committed to anything, so we're open to any suggestions.
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