Firewall appliances
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Soekris 5501
Further reading:
- http://www.itnotes.eu/?p=1545 (Soekris and terminal app)
- http://www.itnotes.eu/?p=1550 (pfSense)
After running pFsense since 3 years in a productive environment, I bought my ownSoekris 5501-60 hardware. A robust, fast and easy to maintain appliance.
For connecting via terminal I am using an USB-to-serial converter ...
> lsusb 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
... and connect via cutecom (9600 baud) to the serial port of the firewall. Tip: cutecom is compatible to minicom, it reads the settings in /etc/minicom if this was installed and used before.