I’ve fancied a Soekris solid-state computer for some time now. The idea is to load it with pfSense to make a multi-port firewall. Soekris released their 5501 model in June2007 and I’ve been waiting ever since for the price to fall to a point where I can afford one. At the moment the 5501-70 with… Continue reading Soekris Computers
Category: pfSense
Is it me or is it Linksys?
Well my project has stumbled at the first hurdle because I can’t get PPPoE to authenticate through my AM200 Modem. I suspect this is an issue with the AM200 itself rather than the PPPoE clients I’m using to do my testing. My reason for saying this is that I’ve tried WindowsXP, pfSense and Linux clients… Continue reading Is it me or is it Linksys?
SOHO Firewall
It’s probably reasonable to say that the average home can no longer manage on a single PC. In my home there are seven of them in regular use, two of which are switched on 24x7x365 delivering various services. To support all this demand for Internet connectivity, we all turn to the home router. It’s easy… Continue reading SOHO Firewall