<div dir="ltr">I'm running pfSense at home on one of these:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Protectli-Firewall-Appliance-Gigabit-AES-NI/dp/B074ML6YFJ/ref=sr_1_12">https://www.amazon.com/Protectli-Firewall-Appliance-Gigabit-AES-NI/dp/B074ML6YFJ/ref=sr_1_12</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div>It's small, fanless, and has been running for about a year and a half with zero downtime. It also supports AES-NI which really helps my VPN connections.<br><br>I also run several of the paid-for and licensed pfSense (Netgate) hardware usints at customer sites. Very reliable and work with most everything.<br></div><div><br></div><div>/Raj W.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 10:31 AM Jerald Sheets via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">I’d be open to pfSense if it can run on a hardware device that fits in my size constraints. It’s about 4-ish inches deep and about 30” tall. It’s essentially a cabinet with a lock. Am I remembering correctly that pfSense has a hardware solution?<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Apr 9, 2020, at 10:26 AM, Chuck Payne <<a href="mailto:terrorpup@gmail.com" target="_blank">terrorpup@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="ltr">pfSense, that is my main firewall, I run on hardware and as a virts. Works great. <br><br><div>Chuck</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 10:13 AM Derek Atkins <<a href="mailto:derek@ihtfp.com" target="_blank">derek@ihtfp.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Must it run TRUE Linux? Could you use something like a Ubiquiti ER-X?<br>
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-derek<br>
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On Thu, April 9, 2020 10:05 am, Jerald Sheets via Ale wrote:<br>
> The parameters are that I need an appliance-sized device that will go in a<br>
> small cabinet. A “Linux PC” is out of the question. This is a specific<br>
> query in regards to hardware appliances, and the smaller the better.<br>
><br>
> I’m looking at the Firewalla Blue and it looks like what I need, and I was<br>
> wondering if a) anyone had used it and what their thoughts are, and b) if<br>
> not, any other tiny firewalls you may have used that would fit that<br>
> specific size requirement.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Sorry for the specificity, but of anyone I would trust this list to steer<br>
> me right.<br>
><br>
><br>
> —j<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>> On Apr 9, 2020, at 9:45 AM, Chuck Payne <<a href="mailto:terrorpup@gmail.com" target="_blank">terrorpup@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Shorewall isn't small? I use the built in firewall on my SUSE box<br>
>> because it's there and it backup gateway.<br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 9:33 AM Jerald Sheets via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
>> I need a tiny firewall appliance. Interested in the Firewalla Blue.<br>
>><br>
>> Anyone have any experience? It has to be STUPID small, and that box<br>
>> appears to fit the bill.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
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