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Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:28:48 -0700 (MST)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Aaron Siegel <aj@siegel-tech.net>
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Subject: Re: Building my first gateway firewall with wireless support
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2008, Aaron Siegel wrote:

> My almost ten year old pc that has been running 24/7 as a firewall gateway is
> about to die.  (Of course it is running Freebsd) I would like to build a
> embedded gateway, DNS server, with DDNS client, wireless access point,
> IPSEC , and firewall.
>
> I appreciate some guidance, some helpfull links, or maybe share some of your
> experiences. I hobbyist not a developer. I do not expect this to be easy.
>
> My dream access point would have two interfaces one protect by IPSEC vpn and
> an unsecured (just a cheap linksys device connected to the LAN).  The big
> question how much processor power will I need to support one to ten clients?

http://www.pfsense.org/ may be useful.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA