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A review on Alix Boards for a Firewall

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I know firewalls and have definitely tested and worked with many appliances.  One of the most interesting and successful appliances out there seems to be the Alix board.  These boards are built on Cheap chipsets (VIA) and cheap processors (Geodes). So here’s my reaction to them. (I own 3). 1. If you’re going to use…

Why a cheap Cisco, Dlink, Netgear firewall just doesn’t make the cut.

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Percy Kwong

This article sponsored by: Cheappfsensefirewalls.com  (I own the shop for full disclosure) There are many reasons why one would go with an over the counter router you could buy at Best Buy.  The reality is you’re missing out on a lot of the features and most importantly, performance.  Most people buy a Linksys, Dlink, Netgear…

So I opened a Firewall Appliance Store.. (Shameless Plug)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Percy Kwong

I’ve opened up a new webstore called cheappfsensefirewalls.com If you need some one on one Training with PFsense, I can supply it:  $75.00  [wp_eStore_buy_now:product_id:7:end] The concept is to sell pfsense firewall appliances. Let me know what you think.  Also, for any purchase from the store, I will donate $5.00 towards to the pfsense developers.  So…

Why buy a Firewall for Hundreds of dollars when you can get more functionality and better performance for less than $100.00?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Percy Kwong

If you need some one on one Training with PFsense, I can supply it:  $75.00  [wp_eStore_buy_now:product_id:7:end] Firewalls.  Everyone needs one and buying a linksys, Netgear or D-link router just doesn’t give you the capabilities that you’ll eventually need.  I’m an enterprise technologies architect with over 17 years experience and I’ve worked with all the major…

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