Bravo Routers, Gateway, Firewall, Proxy, IDS & VPN |
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Last Updated: December 12, 2005 |
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1. D-Link 624 | $80 | Consumer-grade Gateway Router, 4-port, Wireless AP |
2. Smoothwall Express 2.0 Linux-based Router | Commerical grade Firewall & Router, optional VPN | |
Smoothwall-certified refurbished PC | 75 | 300MHz 64M 4G HD, 2x NIC Red + Green (minimum specs) 90-day warranty. |
Refurbish your qualifying PC | 40 | Must meet above minimum specs. Subject to EEE surcharge. |
Each Additional NIC (Red, Blue, Orange) | 25 | Includes part & labor. |
Smoothwall standard install, test | 160 | |
PPTP VPN mod | 50 | Needed if you want to use SBS 2003 VPN Server |
OpenSwan VPN | 120 | Add build-in SSL VPN gateway function to Smoothwall box |
3. Monowall OpenBSD-based Router | Commerical grade Firewall & Router, optional embedded form factor | |
Monowall-certified refurbished Solid-State PC | 100 | 150MHz 128M 64M CF, 2x NIC Red + Green (minimum specs) 90-day warranty. |
Refurbish and upgrade your qualifying PC | 65 | Must meet above minimum specs. Subject to EEE surcharge. |
Each Additional NIC (Red, Blue, Orange) | 25 | Includes part & labor. |
Soekris Embedded PC | 380 | |
Monowall standard install, test | 125 | |
4. Clarkconnect Branch Office Integrated Server | ||
Standard Install | 200 | Out-of-Box: Samba SMB, NAT, DHCP, smtp Server. |
Clarkconnect-certified purpose-built server | 550 | |
Clarkconnect-certified refurbished PC | 115 | 500MHz 128M 40G 2x NIC (Red + Green) 90-day warranty. |
Refurbish your qualifying PC | 40 | Must meet above minimum specs. Subject to EEE surcharge. |
Each Additional NIC (Red, Blue, Orange) | 25 | Includes part & labor. |
GATEWAY ROUTER for Small Businesses: "MUST" HAVE FEATURES |
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BASIC OPERATIONS: LAN DHCP on/off LAN DHCP Scope LAN DHCP Leases settings LAN DHCP Leases list LAN DHCP Reserved IP LAN DHCP MAC capture LAN DHCP DNS/WINS settings LAN IP default LAN IP customize WAN Status (IP/gateway/dns/DHCP) WAN IP static/dynamic WAN DHCP Release/Renew WAN DDNS WAN MAC clone DNS forward/proxy DDNS client Change admin Password SSL Remote Admin (CLI & SCP) Reboot "Firmware" upgrade Save Settings to NVM Save Settings to file Load saved settings Restore factory defaults Hardware Reset to Factory Defaults |
PORT FORWARD NAT/PAT
edit/add/remove PORT FORWARD NAT/PAT full tabular list LAN filter by IP/mac WAN filter by IP/domain batch update of rules (CLI?) time-based rules VPN pass-thru PPTP/IPsec log access log management failover NIC failover dialup DIAG/MGMT FEATURES: IP Diag: ping, trace, dns lookup SSH CLI Cable test SNMP |
FUNCTIONS: routing gateway NAT perimeter firewall ids http proxy DNS proxy/forwarder VPN gateway DHCP server av |
Linux/FreeBSD GW Benefits over GW appliance:
unlimited entries
unlimited sessions
multi-segment dmz
flexibility
more security options
scalable performance
ssl remote admin
ssh cli access
ids/ips
better logging
traffic graphs
QoS
more VPN options
more reliable hardware
Down side:
complexity!
more power consumption (and heat)
slightly slower boot
fan noise
bulky
specific deficiencies