m0n0wall or smoothwall or something else

[phoenix79]

Can either m0n0wall or smoothwall use 2 separate LAN interfaces to connect 2 separate LAN's to the same internet connection but still keep the networks segregated? If not, is there another similar open source router distro that can do this?

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: phoenix79
Can either m0n0wall or smoothwall use 2 separate LAN interfaces to connect 2 separate LAN's to the same internet connection but still keep the networks segregated? If not, is there another similar open source router distro that can do this?

i know with smoothwall you can. On my smoothwall setup, i had my main network configure to use the green zone, then my network for my edge server was configure to use the orange(dmz) zone. Also smoothwall has a purple zone that can be use for like wireless networks. If i recall correctly, on the smoothwall site, someone made a module to have more control/options for the orange and purple zones.

 

[phoenix79]

Basically I'm trying to segregate my WiFi from my wired LAN.

 

[mc866]

Pfsense possibly?

 

[phoenix79]

Would PfSense allow me to use 2 Nics on the LAN side as and keep them separate but both have access to the WAN? (I've actually got a Cisco 2960 that can I can use for the vlans)

 

[Modelworks]

With most pc firewalls they are designed with Green - for local network, Red - for the WAN, Orange - wireless.
Green and Orange can be kept separate but still use Red. What you cannot do is put two Green connections in the same box and keep them separate.

 

[JackMDS]

The cost of electricity for a computer would cover in short time the price of a second simple Router.

Network Segregation - http://www.ezlan.net/shield.html

 

[Nothinman]

The cost of electricity for a computer would cover in short time the price of a second simple Router.

With a tradeoff in flexibility. I'm actually using a PIX now but I regularly miss my old Linux firewall because I could randomly add software to it and do whatever I wanted.

 

[sullrich]

Why not have the best of both worlds. Run pfSense on a PC-Engines ALIX board which consumes about 6watts of power and can do about 80+ megabits. netgate.com resells ALIX boards and more info on the pfSense sites.

 

[n0cmonkey]

pfsense looks pretty nice. 2.0 is supposed to be amazing. But it isn't out yet.

 

[phoenix79]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
With most pc firewalls they are designed with Green - for local network, Red - for the WAN, Orange - wireless.
Green and Orange can be kept separate but still use Red. What you cannot do is put two Green connections in the same box and keep them separate.

The trick is if I want to use multiple access points would I be able to put in a switch and run them to a NIC in the computer and have them run in the Orange network?

 

[stimpyman77]

Have to say .. I love PFSense.. have a few running in production and they are ROCK SOLID... Lookin forward to some 2.0 lovin myself..

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: phoenix79

Originally posted by: Modelworks
With most pc firewalls they are designed with Green - for local network, Red - for the WAN, Orange - wireless.
Green and Orange can be kept separate but still use Red. What you cannot do is put two Green connections in the same box and keep them separate.

The trick is if I want to use multiple access points would I be able to put in a switch and run them to a NIC in the computer and have them run in the Orange network?

yes