[KLUG Members] Dual internet connection devices?

[Dan DeSloover]

I've used both IPCop http://ipcop.sourceforge.net/ and SmoothWall (from which IPCop is based)
http://www.smoothwall.org/

Both products have web interfaces are fairly simple to setup and maintain, powerful and support
VPN, caching, blacklisting, port forwarding, etc. I don't have multiple Internet connections, but
I do believe that both support multiple red interfaces, so redundant Internet connections
shouldn't be a problem.

Since he's a Windows guy, I'd suggest smoothwall. It's dead simple to setup and maintain, and you
purchase support for it through it's parent company SmoothWall Limited http://www.smoothwall.net/
As an added bonus the corporate version has plugins and cool widgets as simple add-ons, like
traffic shaping and content filtering.

For the more money conscious, I'd suggest IPCop, as a straight open source project, it is a little
easier to add on to and modify.

--- Adam bultman <adamb at glaven.org> wrote:

> Greetings.
> 
> I've been tasked with assisting a customer figure out their internet
> connection for a new product they have purchased.
> 
> The purchase of a product means that their data and work isn't done
> in-house anymore, but via the internet.
> 
> They currently have a verizon DSL connection which isn't the most solid,
> so they've been thinking of getting comcast cable as their 'second'
> connection. Both would have static IP addresses.
> 
> Currently, they use a windows box to provide firewalling and NAT, but
> the version they have (ISA is what the guy kept saying) doesn't handle
> two different connections.
> 
> My initial response would be 'cisco', except that this guy is a
> Microsoft guy and might not be the most comfortable with fiddling with
> configs, or waiting for me or another admin to call up and walk him
> through things.
> 
> Are there easy, hardware-style products that'll help with this?  He
> mentioned ZyWall, which will do both dual internet connections and VPN
> (which is required - he will have a VPN to us).
> 
> Any suggestions, stories, or anecdotes?
> 
> Adam
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Thanks,
Dan DeSloover
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