[ale] Firewall convo

[Derek Atkins]

Last I checked Ubiquiti does not require any kind of subscription?

-derek

On Thu, April 9, 2020 10:30 am, Jerald Sheets wrote:
> I would prefer to not have a subscription to maintain, otherwise I’d be on
> the Cisco stuff for WiFi.  :)
>
> It doesn’t have to be TRUE Linux, just a hardware firewall that would fit
> in about a 4-inch wide cabinet with a lock on it.
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>> On Apr 9, 2020, at 10:13 AM, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
>>
>> Must it run TRUE Linux?  Could you use something like a Ubiquiti ER-X?
>>
>> -derek
>>
>> On Thu, April 9, 2020 10:05 am, Jerald Sheets via Ale wrote:
>>> The parameters are that I need an appliance-sized device that will go
>>> in a
>>> small cabinet.  A “Linux PC” is out of the question.  This is a
>>> specific
>>> query in regards to hardware appliances, and the smaller the better.
>>>
>>> I’m looking at the Firewalla Blue and it looks like what I need, and I
>>> was
>>> wondering if a) anyone had used it and what their thoughts are, and b)
>>> if
>>> not, any other tiny firewalls you may have used that would fit that
>>> specific size requirement.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry for the specificity, but of anyone I would trust this list to
>>> steer
>>> me right.
>>>
>>>
>>> —j
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Apr 9, 2020, at 9:45 AM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Shorewall isn't small? I use the built in firewall on my SUSE box
>>>> because it's there and it backup gateway.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 9:33 AM Jerald Sheets via Ale <ale at ale.org
>>>> <mailto:ale at ale.org>> wrote:
>>>> I need a tiny firewall appliance.  Interested in the Firewalla Blue.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any experience?  It has to be STUPID small, and that box
>>>> appears to fit the bill.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> —j
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>>       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
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       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
       derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
       Computer and Internet Security Consultant