Recommendations for Hardware/Firewall Router

[revlimiter9000]

I am looking to purchase a new hardware firewall/router and I wanted to know what you guys would recommend? Yes I am paranoid. I want the best one money can buy and if it is possible to make the router/firewall unpingable then that'd be great. I don't want Sonicwall though. Any other recommendations? :confused:

[Ugly n Grey]

Cisco Pix, Checkpoint are both well known, Novell Bordermanager actually is very very good if you have Novell skills...money is no object right?

[revlimiter9000]

Yes. I want ablility to possibly mask my firewall/router (if that's even possible), ease of port forwarding, etc. Can you include urls also? Thanks. :toast:

[cmay119]

If you're familiar with linux you could also dedicate a computer as your hardware firewall. It's called clarkconnect, and I've heard pretty good things about it:

http://www.clarkconnect.com/

[Ugly n Grey]

It's easier to harden BSD than Linux if you are going the firewall route. That's merely my opinion.

[revlimiter9000]

Which one of these routers would you recommend I get or do you have other recommendations? I know software firewalls are apos.

1) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=251770-1
2) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=252086
3) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=251802
4) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=251649-OP
5) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=252070

[cooter]

ipcop

i have used that one in the past. Ify ou have an extra old computerlaying around that will work great.

[Wrench]

monowall.

[LegoWarrior]

If you're familiar with linux you could also dedicate a computer as your hardware firewall. It's called clarkconnect, and I've heard pretty good things about it:

http://www.clarkconnect.com/

dont forget smoothwall

[SaFrOuT]

is there anything linux or freebsd based for free that can manage the bandiwdth for the lan ???
i have a P2 400Mhz with 125mb of ram which i can use as the router but i need to find an easy to use prg to manage the bandiwdth

[scarface_what]

SMOOTHWALL ----- i set up 2 so far 1 on a p3 455mhz with 256 ram and the other on a duron 500 with 384 ram im not sure if u can manage the bandwidth and what not i just used mine as a basic router 1 for my dads and 1 for my moms i know u can block ports, make users and stuff like a high end router where u can log in, theres a firewall addon too and its optimized for cable or dsl (u set which u got)

[SaFrOuT]

smoothwall doesn't have the ability to control the bandwidth and i have it running on a P1 166MHz with 64ram as a router and firewall for 4 computers :P

[LuckMan212]

i have had great success + respect highly the "SG" line of routers/firewall from Cyberguard. see:

http://www.cyberguard.com/products/firewall/index.html?lang=de_EN

I currently have the SG580 and it does WAAY more than I could ever need it to... it can load-balance multiple WAN connections, is a full SPI firewall with SNORT and Antivirus built in, supports PPTP L2TP and IPSEC VPN, great easy to use GUI and also lets you telnet/SSH in if you want, great iptables support for doing QoS, etc, etc the list goes on practically forever

the SG560 which is almost as good can be had for well under $400 from some online shops.

my SG580 has been running for over 4 months now without a reboot!! and the last reboot was only because I upgraded the firmware. Rock solid.