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    Windows alternative to Pfsense

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      unregistered00
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      Is there a good Windows alternative to Pfsense (or Monowall, Zeroshell, etc.)?

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        Metu69salemi
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        ?!?

        what do you mean by that question

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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          Lol.  :D
          Way way way back before IPCop and before Smoothwall I used Wingate (I think) for a while. It used to crash out on my Win 2000 machine because the state table was pathetically small. Clearly it's now a completely different product.

          Steve

          Edit: Actually it could have been WinRoute. I no longer have access to any of the data from that period of my life.  :'(  (backup, backup, backup). At the time I was really impressed with it, except when it crashed while I was playing Counter Strike!

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            Metu69salemi
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            okay, no i don't know any "good" alternatives in same price, maybe some asa or xcore devices would do almost the same job.

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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              Doesn't Windows have this sort of functionality built in these days?
              Even windows 2000 had 'internet connection sharing'.

              Steve

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                tommyboy180
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                Windows can be a router. It's called Routing And Remote Access and it's available in server 2003 and server 2008.

                The question is if it's an alternative to pfsense and the answer is not in a million years. Windows not only costs $$$ but it doesn't have near the functionality of pfsense.

                -Tom Schaefer
                SuperMicro 1U 2X Intel pro/1000 Dual Core Intel 2.2 Ghz - 2 Gig RAM

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                  Metu69salemi
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                  And µ$ is lacking of reliability in means of uptimes is getting higher than 1 year

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