On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:15 PM, Pieter Baele wrote:
Hi,
I want to add a little box to my small network to learn about IDS
systems. Should a soekris 4501 be enough for such a task?
The logging can be done on a separate system.
No, Soekris systems are not your best choice for this. IDS systems
use large amounts of CPU, which would quickly bog down the
underpowered processor on these boxes.
Soekris/wrap boards are best known for their firewall/router or ap
possibilities, but what other things can they be useful for? What
do you
use?
Personally, I use them for low-volume Firewall and VPN appliances.
I'm not crazy about the sis chips on these, so I prefer stuff like
the A-Series 19" servers from Iron Systems for high[er]-volume activity.
P.S. This is really not a tech@ question, it should be on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Redirecting as such.
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Jason Dixon
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net
