[asterisk-users] Best Firewall Suggestions?

[Steve Totaro]

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:41 PM, SIP <sip at arcdiv.com> wrote:

> David Wathen wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > My customer has a outdated firewall that is also presenting a NAT
> > nightmare for getting the Asterisk server reachable from the internet.
> >
> > What firewalls work good with VOIP? I really want to steer away from
> > any ALG supported firewall. I just want a good firewall that works
> > well with Asterisk.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > David Wathen
> >
> Depends on what level of firewall you're looking for.
>
> For a full firewall on either a dedicated system or one of your own, I
> cannot strongly enough recommend Astaro Linux firewall. Better
> throughput than a pix, worlds easier to operate and configure, and
> comparable in price. Very SIP/VoIP friendly. Loads of optional modules
> (we use its mail filter module to filter spam/viruses for several
> hundred thousand user mailboxes, for instance) to limit the cost to what
> you need.
>
> Also has a built in SIP Proxy, although I've never used it.
>
> Excellent platform.
>
>
> Of course, at home, I just use a little Linksys WRT box. It's hardly a
> corporate-grade firewall, but it's quite SIP-friendly.
>
> N.
>
>
No votes for Vyatta?  I have been seriously checking it out.

Thanks,
Steve T
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