Steve Totaro wrote: > > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:41 PM, SIP <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 My customer has a outdated firewall that is also presenting a NAT 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 I played with a demo of Vyatta and it looks pretty good. We've been using mostly Endian (www.endian.com) or M0n0wall. I've had good luck with both of those.
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