[dba-Tech] Astaro free firewall and more

That is great info Gustav. I do not need it right now but it looks like a
great network data control point.

Jim

 

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From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 1:09 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-Tech] Astaro free firewall and more

Hi all

Anyone using the free Astaro Security Gateway (firewall, DNS server and
more)?
This is not a private firewall like Windows firewall but a stand-alone
appliance.

It's downloadable as a normal install for an Intel based pc or as a VMware
appliance, either full featured for home use or with the essential features
only for business use:

  Networking: 
    Internet Router, Bridging, DNS server & proxy, DynDNS, DHCP server &
relay, NTP support, automatic QoS 
  Network Security: 
    Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall & Network Address translation
(DNAT/SNAT/Masquerading) 
  Remote Access: 
    PPTP and L2TP over IPSec support (including iPhone support) 

  http://www.astaro.com/landingpages/en-worldwide-essential-firewall 

It is a bit hard to locate information on the site but a comparison chart is
here:

  http://www.astaro.com/astaro-security-gateway-edition-comparison 

A web based management console is free as well to download.
Recommended hardware seems to be dual-core and 1 GB ram but that is probably
to carry full load so I guess in some situations a little less will do.

/gustav


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