[ILUG] Recommendations for DSL router box

[Frank Duignan]

One note on old pc's being used a firewalls: Their power consumption 
over a year
would typically pay for a bought-in solution. Currently power costs of 
the order
of 1 euro per year per watt. Old pc of the order of 100W so 100 euro a 
year to run.
Bought in boxes typically use of the order of 10W.
Puts the cost of broadband into perspective when you think that many 
leave their
300W+ machine on all the time - power costing more than broadband.



Niall O Broin wrote:

>Subject says it all, really. I want to install one in an office in Dublin. 
>I've used a few of these, and in this case I want to get one whose firewall 
>and other features are as featureful as possible.
>
>Price is no object (damn I LOVE saying that with somebody else's money) - 
>these things start at about 50 EUR and go up to a maximum of maybe 200 EUR so 
>it really doesn't matter - I want the best one I can get in the Irish market 
>(not really interested in importing in this instance).
>
>There is a smoothwall firewall in place (currently connected to a leased line) 
>and I guess I could use that, but then I'd have to get something to present 
>Ethernet from the DSL so I might as well get a different box.
>
>I'm particularly interested in hearing from people who can say "I tried Brand 
>X and now I'm using Brand Y and it's much better because . . ."
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