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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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      @JaredBusch said:

      @scottalanmiller so was ClearOS.

      True

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      • Mike RalstonM
        Mike Ralston
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        I'd recommend pfSense. I'm only an intern level tech person, and I find it fairly easy to work with.

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        • NaraN
          Nara @Mike Ralston
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          @Mike-Ralston said:

          I'd recommend pfSense. I'm only an intern level tech person, and I find it fairly easy to work with.

          For a straight firewall, pfSense is good. If you're looking for something closer to a UTM, Untangle becomes a better option.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            Really only the paid for version of Untangle. I've used Untangle and it is a seriously weak product.

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            • NaraN
              Nara @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              Really only the paid for version of Untangle. I've used Untangle and it is a seriously weak product.

              Only $50/month and you get content filtering, multi-WAN, IPS, antivirus, application-level control, bandwidth shaping, and more.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @Nara
                last edited by

                @Nara said:

                @scottalanmiller said:

                Really only the paid for version of Untangle. I've used Untangle and it is a seriously weak product.

                Only $50/month and you get content filtering, multi-WAN, IPS, antivirus, application-level control, bandwidth shaping, and more.

                $50/mo is a ton for an SMB. Considering you have to buy hardware to put the appliance on, that's $600/year. You can get some pretty nice systems for that price.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
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                  For that price you could be in a fully supported Meraki, for example, and that's far from a cheap device. It would take less than two years to pay it off assuming you were running your Untangle on free hardware that you already owned.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    For only $99, you can have one of these running Vyatta: http://www.amazon.com/EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-512MB-Ethernet-Router/dp/B00CPRVF5K

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch
                      last edited by JaredBusch

                      $89 plus shipping from Baltic networks, so depending on your Amazon shipping rates. That may be a better place to buy it.
                      I love the ERL. I have 10 of them in production around various clients.

                      http://www.balticnetworks.com/manufacturers/ubiquiti/edgemax-routers.html

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                        @JaredBusch said:

                        $89 plus shipping from Baltic networks, so depending on your Amazon shipping rates. That may be a better place to buy it.
                        I love the ERL. I have 10 of them in production around various clients.

                        http://www.balticnetworks.com/manufacturers/ubiquiti/edgemax-routers.html

                        Do the bigger, rack mount models have better throughput? What can the Lite push?

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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                          last edited by JaredBusch

                          @scottalanmiller the ERL and ERPOE are 1 billion packets per second (pps). The ER is 2 billions pps and the ER Pro is 2+ billion pps. This is all according to their spec sheets. I have never stressed tested anything. My clients couldn't stress and ERL if they tried.
                          http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax#edge-router-lite

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            I wish that there was a ERL that was rack mount. That would be way better.

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              I wish that there was a ERL that was rack mount. That would be way better.

                              You are not the only one. Only one of my install locations has a rack at the moment, but I really wish I had the option.

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                              • RoguePacketR
                                RoguePacket
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                                Seeing the topic of Linux firewalls for a person brand-new to Linux hit Slashdot yesterday (>cough< /. is slacking)—

                                • http://linux.slashdot.org/story/14/04/05/1622241/ask-slashdot-user-friendly-firewall-for-a-brand-new-linux-user
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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @RoguePacket
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                                  @RoguePacket said:

                                  Seeing the topic of Linux firewalls for a person brand-new to Linux hit Slashdot yesterday (>cough< /. is slacking)—

                                  • http://linux.slashdot.org/story/14/04/05/1622241/ask-slashdot-user-friendly-firewall-for-a-brand-new-linux-user

                                  Yeah, many more answers here!

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                                  • JoyJ
                                    Joy
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                                    Wow many answers. thanks. but i haven't tried yet 😞

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