Comparison of Several Popular Small Office and Home (SOHO) Hardware Firewalls
Provided by: K2 Enterprises
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Feature |
Make and Model Number |
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K2 Home Choice |
K2 Home Choice |
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NAT – Network Address Translation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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SPI - Stateful Packet Inspection |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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IDS - Intrusion Detection System |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
?? |
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VPN Pass-Through for: |
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IPsec |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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PPTP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
?? |
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L2TP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
?? |
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Logging Features: |
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DoS Attack Detection/ Logging |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
?? |
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Dropped Packet Log |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
?? |
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Security Event Log |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
?? |
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E-mail Log |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
?? |
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URL Access and Content filtering |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (opt) |
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Real-Time Alerts |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes (opt) |
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Java/URL/ActiveX based on extension |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes (opt) |
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Anti-Virus Software add-on Available |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes (opt) |
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Privacy Software add-on Available |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes (opt) |
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Number of Ethernet Ports |
4 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
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Wireless Security Considerations Checklist |
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802.11b Capable |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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802.11g Capable |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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40 Bit WEP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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128 Bit WEP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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152 Bit WEP |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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MAC Address Control |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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WPA PSK – Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-shared Key |
Yes |
Yes |
Upgrade Available |
No |
No |
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Approximate Street Price |
$55. |
$85. |
$120. |
$160. |
$360. |
Note: Feature list was surmised from Web sites of the vendors and prices are as of 11/20/2003.