Bravo Routers, Gateway, Firewall, Proxy, IDS & VPN

Last Updated: December 12, 2005

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

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
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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