CentOS - Aug 2005 - Recommended hardware for a firewall/router?

> On a sidenote, I've noticed from the subject on some of the most recent
> messages that Bryans beeing hassled. I dunno what it's really about 
> since I haven't read the messages, but I'd like to say that I
consider
> Bryan to be a valuable asset to this list.
He is a valuable asset but sometimes his posts are not very clear or 
even quite contrary to what he wanted to say (as we find out in 
subsequent posts)

Given the speed at which he claims to type out these posts (and he does 
seem to substantiate them too) perhaps he needs to slow down and not 
type on the fly.

Harald Finn?s wrote:
> 
> Not really a CentOS specific question, but I hope it's ok...
> 
> I've decided to buy a server to use as a firewall/router instead of the
> usual Cisco box, simply because I've come to love Firewall Builder and 
> would like to put all my subnets into one firewall. There will be four 
> gigabit interfaces in the box, one of which will be the internet 
> connection (so this one interface will use max. 10 mbit).
> 
> Question is if any "normal" hardware will be able to handle this
if most
> of the interfaces gets saturated? What chipset / motherboard should I go 
> for?
Uber I/O?

Something like an Opteron-based motherboard that has plenty of 
HyperTransport interconnects which only seem to belong to Sun or HP 
boxes as Bryan has helpfully pointed a while ago. Tyan boards being the 
next closest thing.

Not really a CentOS specific question, but I hope it's ok...

I've decided to buy a server to use as a firewall/router instead of the 
usual Cisco box, simply because I've come to love Firewall Builder and 
would like to put all my subnets into one firewall. There will be four 
gigabit interfaces in the box, one of which will be the internet 
connection (so this one interface will use max. 10 mbit).

Question is if any "normal" hardware will be able to handle this if
most
of the interfaces gets saturated? What chipset / motherboard should I go 
for?

On a sidenote, I've noticed from the subject on some of the most recent 
messages that Bryans beeing hassled. I dunno what it's really about since 
I haven't read the messages, but I'd like to say that I consider Bryan
to
be a valuable asset to this list. 

Regards,
Harald
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Harald Finn?s wrote:
> 
> Not really a CentOS specific question, but I hope it's ok...
> 
> I've decided to buy a server to use as a firewall/router instead of the
> usual Cisco box, simply because I've come to love Firewall Builder and
> would like to put all my subnets into one firewall. There will be four
> gigabit interfaces in the box, one of which will be the internet
> connection (so this one interface will use max. 10 mbit).
> 
> Question is if any "normal" hardware will be able to handle this
if most
> of the interfaces gets saturated? What chipset / motherboard should I go
> for?
> 
> On a sidenote, I've noticed from the subject on some of the most recent
> messages that Bryans beeing hassled. I dunno what it's really about
> since I haven't read the messages, but I'd like to say that I
consider
> Bryan to be a valuable asset to this list.

I suggest using m0n0wall. http://www.m0n0.ch/wall/

You can have good answers to your question on the m0n0wall list as well.

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Ugo

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